diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 79a2030..f80114f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ server.shutdown(); // all done.
 
 ## Running tests
 
-* `yarn build` builds pretender so it can be loaded by the tests
+* `yarn build` builds pretender
 * `yarn test` runs tests once
 * `yarn test:server` runs and reruns on changes
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 386125e..b012735 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "release": "release-it",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build && npm run tests-only",
     "build": "rollup --config",
-    "test": "npm run eslint && npm run tests-only",
+    "test": "npm run build && npm run eslint && npm run tests-only",
     "test-ci": "npm run build && npm run eslint && npm run tests-only-ci",
     "tests-only": "karma start --single-run",
     "tests-only-ci": "karma start --single-run --browsers ChromeHeadlessNoSandbox",