diff --git a/packages/apollo-server/package.json b/packages/apollo-server/package.json
index 8501e7b2..2d1d5545 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/apollo-server/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "deploy": "cd npm && npm publish --tag=beta",
     "postcompile": "rimraf npm && mkdir npm && cp -r dist/* npm/. && ./scripts/prepare-package.sh",
     "predeploy": "npm run compile",
+    "prepublish": "npm run compile #for lerna bootstrap only",
     "publish": "echo '\n\nPlease use npm run deploy to publish apollo-server\n\n' && exit 1",
     "watch": "tsc -w"
   },