diff --git a/graph-explorer/Makefile b/graph-explorer/Makefile
index 7c8b57ad2a..43541bedde 100644
--- a/graph-explorer/Makefile
+++ b/graph-explorer/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ ci-go-generate: pull-assets # CI runs ci-node-generate automatically before this
 .PHONY: ci-node-generate
 ci-node-generate:
 	yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+	yarn build
 
 .PHONY: pull-assets
 pull-assets:
diff --git a/web/Makefile b/web/Makefile
index a3a0452efc..0f601f90b4 100644
--- a/web/Makefile
+++ b/web/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ ci-go-generate: pull-assets # CI runs ci-node-generate automatically before this
 .PHONY: ci-node-generate
 ci-node-generate:
 	yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+	yarn build
 
 WEB_ASSETS_VERSION = v4.3.0