diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index bd6be8b81..424d1c165 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run get-data
+      - run: npm run build
       - run: npm run smoke-test:ci
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
       - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm run build
       - run: npx bundlesize
   publish:
     if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/release' }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d40692ef0..865e20e98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ If you wish to view the [nextstrain-maintained narratives](https://nextstrain.or
 ### Run auspice
 
 ```bash
+auspice build --verbose
 auspice view --datasetDir data
 ```
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c019fb49c..72dcf59ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     "start": "npm run view",
     "server": "npm run view",
     "build": "node auspice.js build --verbose",
-    "prepare": "npm run build",
     "lint": "eslint src",
     "lint:fix": "eslint --fix src",
     "get-data": "env bash ./scripts/get-data.sh",