diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 19d5e14..30735ce 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "dev": "tsc && node ./built/api/src/index.js"
+    "dev": "tsc && node ./built/api/src/index.js",
+    "build" : "tsc"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "connect-sqlite3": "^0.9.16",