diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 7ca540a99..4533e4242 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: bash ./scripts/git/config.sh
       - run:
           name: Build Ionic Native
-          command: ./node_modules/.bin/tsc
+          command: npm run build:core && ./node_modules/.bin/tsc
       - run:
           name: Run tests
           command: npm test