diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 863230e44..036a112df 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 
 	"postStartCommand": {
 		"backend": "nohup bash -c 'uv run python package/kedro_viz/server.py demo-project &' > backend.out 2> backend.err < /dev/null",
-		// "frontend": "nohup bash -c 'npm start &' > frontend.out 2> frontend.err"
+		// FIXME: Looks like the frontend is not needed? The backend stands on its own
+		"frontend": "nohup bash -c 'npm start &' > frontend.out 2> frontend.err"
 	},
 
 	"customizations": {
diff --git a/.devcontainer/onCreateCommand.sh b/.devcontainer/onCreateCommand.sh
index 872fd92e6..c0785fe26 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/onCreateCommand.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/onCreateCommand.sh
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ uv venv $VIRTUAL_ENV
 
 uv pip install -r package/test_requirements.txt -r demo-project/src/docker_requirements.txt
 uv pip install -e package/
+
+# Now the NPM dependencies too
+npm install