diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d71df0c9..34a14a72 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "build": "gulp build:production",
     "fractal:build": "gulp fractal:build",
     "wp:start": "UID=$(id -u) GID=$(id -g) docker compose up -d",
-    "wp:init": "UID=$(id -u) GID=$(id -g) docker compose up -d && ./scripts/wp-init-local.sh",
+    "wp:init": "UID=$(id -u) GID=$(id -g) docker compose build && docker compose up -d && ./scripts/wp-init-local.sh",
     "component:add": "./scripts/styleguide-add-component.sh",
     "make:release": "./scripts/make-release.sh"
   },