diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 76dd79148..3df5cb9c6 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     "build": "webpack --config webpack.production.config.js",
     "build-external": "EXTERNAL=true webpack --config webpack.production.config.js",
     "build-pkg": "babel app/scripts --ignore __tests__ --out-dir dist",
-    "install": "npm run build-pkg",
+    "install": "./post-install.sh",
     "start": "node server.js",
     "start-production": "NODE_ENV=production node server.js",
     "test": "jest",
diff --git a/client/post-install.sh b/client/post-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d50143ddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/post-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+pwd=$(pwd)
+if [[ $pwd == *"node_modules"* ]]; then
+  echo "Installed as Node module. Building package..."
+  npm run build-pkg
+  else
+    echo "Installed as stand-alone UI. Skipped building package"
+fi