diff --git a/samples/js/splore/build.py b/samples/js/splore/build.py
index 759ce628e3..b89c6c6e66 100755
--- a/samples/js/splore/build.py
+++ b/samples/js/splore/build.py
@@ -19,8 +19,13 @@ def pushd(path):
     os.chdir(currentDir)
 
 def main():
-    with pushd('../'):
+    with pushd('../../../js'):
+        print('Now running npm install in %s' % os.getcwd())
         subprocess.check_call(['npm', 'install'], shell=False)
+    with pushd('../'):
+        print('Now running npm install in %s' % os.getcwd())
+        subprocess.check_call(['npm', 'install'], shell=False)
+    print('Now running npm install in %s' % os.getcwd())
     subprocess.check_call(['npm', 'install'], shell=False)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":