diff --git a/build-scripts/bootstrap-tarballs b/build-scripts/bootstrap-tarballs
index 5f13b86f8..3fadb1d6f 100755
--- a/build-scripts/bootstrap-tarballs
+++ b/build-scripts/bootstrap-tarballs
@@ -63,8 +63,14 @@ mv sha256sums.txt sha256sums.$CKSUM.txt
 (
 if test -f "$BASEDIR/mission-portal/public/scripts/package.json"; then
   cd $BASEDIR/mission-portal/public/scripts
+  # display node & npm versions
+  npm --version
+  node --version
   # install dependencies from npmjs
   npm i --prefix $BASEDIR/mission-portal/public/scripts/
+  # build react components
+  npm run build --prefix $BASEDIR/mission-portal/public/scripts/
+
 fi
 )
 
diff --git a/ci/setup-projects.sh b/ci/setup-projects.sh
index 10972d791..917cc9004 100755
--- a/ci/setup-projects.sh
+++ b/ci/setup-projects.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ if test -f "mission-portal/public/scripts/package.json"; then
 	cd mission-portal/public/scripts
 	# install dependencies from npmjs
 	npm i
+	# build react components
+	npm run build
 fi
 )