diff --git a/bulletin-board-server-frontend/build.gradle b/bulletin-board-server-frontend/build.gradle
index 67c01ce..d1c8eae 100644
--- a/bulletin-board-server-frontend/build.gradle
+++ b/bulletin-board-server-frontend/build.gradle
@@ -45,10 +45,13 @@ task generateProtobufBundle(type: NpmTask) {
     setEnvironment([PROTO_FILES: protoFiles.join(" ")]);
     generateProtobufBundle.args = ['run', 'protoc']
   }
+
+  dependsOn npmInstall
 }
 generateProtobufBundle.description = "Generate the bundle.js/bundle.d.ts files containing compiled protobufs"
 
 
+npm_run_build.dependsOn(npm_install)
 npm_run_build.dependsOn(generateProtobufBundle)
 npm_start.dependsOn(generateProtobufBundle)