diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 54379a4..be72416 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "babel-start": "npm run remove-build && npm run build-babel && node ./build/server.js",
         "babel-build": "babel ./src -d ./build",
         "remove-build": "rm -rf build",
-        "start": "NODE_ENV=production node dist/server.js",
+        "start": "npm run build && NODE_ENV=production node dist/server.js",
         "nodemon-start": "nodemon dist/server.js",
         "build-tsc": "tsc && npm run copy",
         "build": "tsc && npm run copy",