diff --git a/ghost/core/package.json b/ghost/core/package.json
index 540b0918de..6f9d09296a 100644
--- a/ghost/core/package.json
+++ b/ghost/core/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node index",
     "setup": "knex-migrator init && grunt symlink || (exit 0)",
-    "build": "yarn workspace ghost-admin run build",
+    "build": "npm pack --pack-destination ../..",
     "test": "yarn test:unit",
     "test:single": "mocha --require=./test/utils/overrides.js --exit --trace-warnings --recursive --extension=test.js --timeout=60000",
     "test:all": "yarn test:unit && yarn test:integration && yarn test:e2e && yarn lint",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 327503ccf7..748e8dd8fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "**/node_modules/**"
   ],
   "scripts": {
+    "build": "yarn workspace ghost run build",
     "dev:debug": "DEBUG_COLORS=true DEBUG=@tryghost*,ghost:* yarn dev",
     "dev:admin": "node .github/dev.js --admin",
     "dev:ghost": "node .github/dev.js --ghost",