diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index b5b426c00a..5defd11352 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "stencil build --docs --dev",
     "clean": "rm -rf dist",
-    "deploy": "np --any-branch",
+    "deploy": "stencil build --docs && np --any-branch",
     "dev": "sd concurrent \"stencil build --dev --watch --docs\" \"stencil-dev-server\"",
     "e2e": "node ./scripts/e2e",
     "e2e-debug": "node --inspect --debug-brk ./scripts/e2e",