diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c759b5..257472f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "build": "concurrently -c auto npm:build-prod npm:tsc",
     "tsc": "tsc --noEmit",
     "start": "node scripts/start.mjs",
-    "start-watch": "concurrently -c auto npm:start npm:watch",
+    "start-watch": "npm run build-dev && concurrently -c auto npm:start npm:watch",
     "stop": "node scripts/stop.mjs",
     "restart-dev": "npm run build-dev && npm run stop && npm run start",
     "restart-prod": "npm run build-prod && npm run stop && npm run start",