diff --git a/content/guides/nuxt.md b/content/guides/nuxt.md
index d4c9c64c7..3cc9fe4a2 100644
--- a/content/guides/nuxt.md
+++ b/content/guides/nuxt.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Next, configure the application with a medium build instance. The host instance
 clever scale --build-flavor M
 clever scale --flavor XS
 
-clever env set CC_PRE_BUILD_HOOK "npm run build"
+clever env set CC_PRE_BUILD_HOOK "npm install && npm run build"
 clever env set CC_RUN_COMMAND "node .output/server/index.mjs"
 ```