diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1d9e877..11a79a2 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ build:
 	go build ${LDFLAGS}
 
 build-frontend:
-	cd build/react-frontend && npm run build
+	cd build/react-frontend && npm install && npm run build
 	rm -rf web/react-frontend ; mkdir -p web/react-frontend
 	cp -r build/react-frontend/build/* web/react-frontend/