diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index b629c00..d835e4c 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "prestart": "npm run initial",
     "prebuild": "npm run initial",
     "start": "nodemon ./src/server.ts",
+    "start:prod": "node ./build/src/server.js",
     "build": "rimraf build && tsc",
     "postbuild": "npm run copy:files",
     "swagger": "tsoa spec",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 44c1d7b..7de8239 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "repository": "https://github.com/sasjs/server",
   "scripts": {
     "server": "npm run server:prepare && npm run server:start",
-    "server:prepare": "cd web && npm ci && npm run build && cd ../api && npm ci && cd ..",
+    "server:prepare": "cd web && npm ci && npm run build && cd ../api && npm ci && npm run build && cd ..",
     "server:start": "cd api && npm run start",
     "release": "standard-version",
     "lint-api:fix": "npx prettier --write \"api/src/**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx,html,css,sass,less,yml,md,graphql}\"",