diff --git a/build/publish.sh b/build/publish.sh
index 9d52d7bc6..be80aa4ee 100755
--- a/build/publish.sh
+++ b/build/publish.sh
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ clean_assets() {
 }
 
 build_assets() {
+    yarn run pre-build;
+    
     echo "----------------------------------------------------"
     echo "Starting babel build for version" $VERSION
     echo "----------------------------------------------------"
@@ -169,13 +171,6 @@ publish_to_npm() {
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    if [[ $(git status --porcelain 2>/dev/null| egrep "^(M| M)") != "" ]] ; then
-        echo "----------------------------------------------------"
-        echo "Your branch has uncommited files!"
-        echo "----------------------------------------------------"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
     echo "----------------------------------------------------"
     echo "Checking out version" $VERSION
     echo "----------------------------------------------------"