diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b70f659..567b259 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/JordanKnott/project-citadel && cd project-citadel
 Next we need to build the binary. This project uses [Mage](https://magefile.org/) for its build tool.
 
 ``` bash
+go run cmd/mage/main.go install
 go run cmd/mage/main.go build
 ```
 
diff --git a/magefile.go b/magefile.go
index fe483d2..8d43ac4 100644
--- a/magefile.go
+++ b/magefile.go
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ var Aliases = map[string]interface{}{
 type Frontend mg.Namespace
 
 func (Frontend) Install() error {
-	return sh.Run("yarn", "install", "--cwd", "frontend")
+	return sh.RunV("yarn", "--cwd", "frontend", "install")
 }
 
 func (Frontend) Build() error {
-	return sh.Run("yarn", "build", "--cwd", "frontend")
+	return sh.RunV("yarn", "--cwd", "frontend", "build")
 }
 
 type Backend mg.Namespace
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func (Backend) GenFrontend() error {
 }
 
 func (Backend) Build() error {
+	fmt.Println("compiling binary dist/citadel")
 	return sh.Run("go", "build", "-o", "dist/citadel", "cmd/citadel/main.go")
 }
 
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ func (Backend) Schema() error {
 	return sh.Run("gqlgen")
 }
 
-func Build() {
-	mg.SerialDeps(Frontend.Install, Frontend.Build, Backend.GenFrontend, Backend.Build)
+func Install() {
+	mg.SerialDeps(Frontend.Install)
+}
+func Build() {
+	mg.SerialDeps(Frontend.Build, Backend.GenFrontend, Backend.Build)
 }