diff --git a/scripts/build-frontend.py b/scripts/build-frontend.py
index 10c1756..4bd0d43 100644
--- a/scripts/build-frontend.py
+++ b/scripts/build-frontend.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # noqa: INP001
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 
 from hatchling.builders.hooks.plugin.interface import BuildHookInterface
@@ -7,6 +8,15 @@ from hatchling.builders.hooks.plugin.interface import BuildHookInterface
 class CustomBuildHook(BuildHookInterface):
     def initialize(self, version, build_data):
         super().initialize(version, build_data)
-        print("Building Cista frontend...")
-        subprocess.run("npm install --prefix frontend".split(" "), check=True)  # noqa: S603
-        subprocess.run("npm run build --prefix frontend".split(" "), check=True)  # noqa: S603
+        # A hack to stop building twice on run
+        if not build_data.get("force_include"):
+            return
+        print("Building Cista frontend...", version, build_data)
+        npm = shutil.which("npm")
+        if npm is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "NodeJS `npm` is required for building Cista but it was not found"
+            )
+        frontend = "frontend"
+        subprocess.run([npm, "install", "--prefix", frontend], check=True)  # noqa: S603
+        subprocess.run([npm, "run", "build", "--prefix", frontend], check=True)  # noqa: S603