diff --git a/packages/backend/README.md b/packages/backend/README.md
index d1cc8b99b7..061c0d51a5 100644
--- a/packages/backend/README.md
+++ b/packages/backend/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ 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 build
 ```