diff --git a/install_software.sh b/install_software.sh
index cd0173f..2a8f0fc 100755
--- a/install_software.sh
+++ b/install_software.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ if ! command -v opencommit &> /dev/null
 then
   git clone --depth 1 https://git.digitalstudium.com/digitalstudium/opencommit.git
   cd opencommit
+  npm run build
   npm pack
   sudo npm install -g opencommit-3.0.11.tgz
   cd -