diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c4e104b08..748260a57 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "examples:serve": "live-server ./examples --port=8081 --mount=/:./examples/public",
     "examples:update-json": "node scripts/update-examples-json.js",
     "preexamples:build": "rimraf dist_examples",
-    "examples:build": "webpack --config webpack.prod.babel.js --config-name examples"
+    "examples:build": "npm run examples:update-json && webpack --config webpack.prod.babel.js --config-name examples"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",