diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 95ad6e68e9..69a344aea1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"private": true,
 	"scripts": {
 		"build": "tsc -b tsconfig.build.json",
-		"watch": "npm run watch:base & npm run watch:vue-language-features & npm run watch:typescript-vue-plugin",
+		"watch": "npm run build && (npm run watch:base & npm run watch:vue-language-features & npm run watch:typescript-vue-plugin)",
 		"watch:base": "tsc -b tsconfig.build.json -w",
 		"watch:vue-language-features": "cd extensions/vscode-vue-language-features && npm run watch",
 		"watch:typescript-vue-plugin": "cd extensions/vscode-typescript-vue-plugin && npm run watch",