diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/bin/build b/packages/techdocs-cli/bin/build
index a86954ace9..45fb71f9d5 100755
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/bin/build
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/bin/build
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ ROOT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 TECHDOCS_PREVIEW_SOURCE=$ROOT_DIR/plugins/techdocs/dist
 TECHDOCS_PREVIEW_DEST=$ROOT_DIR/packages/techdocs-cli/dist/techdocs-preview-bundle
 
+# Clean output
+yarn workspace @backstage/plugin-techdocs clean
+
 # Build the CLI
 backstage-cli build --outputs cjs
 
@@ -27,9 +30,6 @@ APP_CONFIG_techdocs_storageUrl='"http://localhost:3000/api"' yarn workspace @bac
 # Copy over export to techdocs-cli dist/ folder
 cp -r $TECHDOCS_PREVIEW_SOURCE $TECHDOCS_PREVIEW_DEST
 
-# Clean output
-yarn workspace @backstage/plugin-techdocs clean
-
 # Write to console
 echo "[techdocs-cli]: Built the dist/ folder"
 echo "[techdocs-cli]: Imported @backstage/plugin-techdocs dist/ folder into techdocs-preview-bundle/"