diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 57d008bc..4c7d15c1 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 /deploy/
 /dist/
 /node_modules/
+/src/frontend/hooks/api-hooks.tsx
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 88d38c16..a491f87e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -63,6 +63,21 @@ RUN \
 
 
 
+#
+# Stage: Frontend hooks build
+#
+FROM builder AS frontend-hooks
+
+COPY src/common/ src/common/
+COPY src/backend/ src/backend/
+
+RUN \
+  mkdir --parents dist src/frontend/hooks \
+  && npm run build:hooks \
+  && rm -rf .parcel-cache
+
+
+
 #
 # Stage: Frontend build
 #
@@ -71,6 +86,7 @@ FROM builder AS frontend
 COPY --from=scripts /app/dist/scripts/ dist/scripts/
 COPY src/common/ src/common/
 COPY src/frontend/ src/frontend/
+COPY --from=frontend-hooks /app/src/frontend/hooks/ src/frontend/hooks/
 
 RUN \
   npm run build:frontend \
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3888b7fb..1bfadd3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@
     "lint": "eslint --ignore-path .gitignore ./src/backend",
     "test": "jest --coverage --forceExit --passWithNoTests",
     "doc": "jsdoc -d ./dist/doc/ -r ./src/backend ./src/frontend",
-    "build": "rimraf dist && npm run build:scripts && npm run build:backend && npm run build:frontend",
-    "build:dev": "rimraf dist && npm run build:scripts && npm run build:backend:dev && npm run build:frontend:dev",
+    "build": "rimraf dist && npm run build:scripts && npm run build:backend && npm run build:hooks && npm run build:frontend",
+    "build:dev": "rimraf dist && npm run build:scripts && npm run build:backend:dev && npm run build:hooks && npm run build:frontend:dev",
     "build:backend": "parcel build --target=backend --no-optimize src/backend/index.js && npm run build:templates",
     "build:backend:dev": "parcel build --target=backend --no-optimize src/backend/index.js && npm run build:templates",
     "watch:backend:dev": "npm-watch build:backend:dev",
-    "build:frontend": "npm run build:hooks && parcel build --no-scope-hoist --target=frontend src/frontend/index.html",
-    "build:frontend:dev": "npm run build:hooks && parcel build --target=frontend src/frontend/index.html",
+    "build:frontend": "parcel build --no-scope-hoist --target=frontend src/frontend/index.html",
+    "build:frontend:dev": "parcel build --target=frontend src/frontend/index.html",
     "build:scripts:migrations": "npm run scan:migrations && parcel build --target=migrations-script src/backend/scripts/dbMigrations.ts",
     "build:scripts:seeds": "parcel build --target=seeds-script src/backend/scripts/dbSeeds.ts",
     "build:scripts:init": "parcel build --target=init-script --no-optimize src/backend/scripts/dbInit.ts",
     "build:scripts:spec": "parcel build --target=spec-script src/backend/scripts/genSpec.js",
     "build:scripts": "rimraf dist/scripts && npm run build:scripts:migrations && npm run build:scripts:init && npm run build:scripts:spec",
-    "build:hooks:spec": "node dist/scripts/genSpec.js",
+    "build:hooks:spec": "ts-node --transpile-only src/backend/scripts/genSpec.js > ./dist/openapi.json",
     "build:hooks:import": "restful-react import --file ./dist/openapi.json --output ./src/frontend/hooks/api-hooks.tsx",
     "build:hooks": "npm run build:hooks:spec && npm run build:hooks:import && rimraf dist/openapi.json",
     "build:templates": "copyfiles -u 2 src/backend/templates/email/**/*.hbs dist/backend",
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "start:backend": "node dist/backend/index.js",
     "start:backend:dev": "nodemon -w dist/backend --enable-source-maps dist/backend/index.js -p 3001",
     "start": "npm run start:backend",
-    "start:frontend:dev": "parcel serve -p 3000 src/frontend/index.html",
+    "start:frontend:dev": "npm run build:hooks && parcel serve -p 3000 src/frontend/index.html",
     "start:dev": "concurrently -k -p \"[{name}]\" -n \"BACKEND,FRONTEND,WATCH\" -c \"bgBlue.bold,bgMagenta.bold,bgGreen.bold\" \"npm run start:backend:dev\" \"npm run start:frontend:dev\" \"npm run watch:backend:dev\""
   },
   "targets": {
diff --git a/src/backend/scripts/genSpec.js b/src/backend/scripts/genSpec.js
index b08f5fcc..300c2e37 100644
--- a/src/backend/scripts/genSpec.js
+++ b/src/backend/scripts/genSpec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import fs from 'fs';
-import path from 'path';
 import { SwaggerAPI } from 'koa-joi-router-docs';
 import preprintRoutes from '../controllers/preprint.js';
 import authWrapper from '../middleware/auth.js';
@@ -19,9 +17,6 @@ import tagRoutes from '../controllers/tag.js';
 import templateRoutes from '../controllers/template.js';
 import notificationRoutes from '../controllers/notification.js';
 
-const __dirname = path.resolve();
-const OUT_FILE = path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist', 'openapi.json');
-
 function docs() {
   const generator = new SwaggerAPI();
   const authz = authWrapper({}); // authorization, not authentication
@@ -65,7 +60,7 @@ function docs() {
   );
 
   const specJson = JSON.stringify(spec, null, 2);
-  fs.writeFileSync(OUT_FILE, specJson);
+  process.stdout.write(specJson);
 }
 
 docs();