diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eac6e42a4..18d6ee458 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ watch:
 
 prebuild:
 	npm install
+	go get github.com/gorilla/mux
+	go get github.com/gorilla/websocket
+	go get github.com/spf13/viper
+	go get github.com/lib/pq
+	go get github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf bin
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1bb1ac96e..021dac73f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Build instructions
 
 ```
-npm i
+make prebuild
 make
 ```