diff --git a/packages/backend/README.md b/packages/backend/README.md
index 061c0d51a5..8ea7f7fb6e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/README.md
+++ b/packages/backend/README.md
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ app. Until then, feel free to experiment here!
 To run the example backend, first go to the project root and run
 
 ```bash
-yarn tsc
 yarn install
+yarn tsc
 yarn build
 ```