diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-for-gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/build-for-gh-pages.yml
index 09db44d4..58df046a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-for-gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-for-gh-pages.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: build
               run: |
                   npm ci
+                  npm run compile
                   npm run docs
             - uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@v4.6.3
               with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 0ec22bf7..87326548 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ jobs:
                 os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
-            - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-              uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.3
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.3
               with:
                   node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
             # handle NPM / Node.js repeatedly bricking their npm setup on Windows
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aae994ae..bdfb2350 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "compile": "virmator compile",
         "docs": "npm run exec --workspace @augment-vir/scripts src/scripts/run-typedoc.script.ts",
         "format": "virmator format",
-        "postinstall": "tsx packages/scripts/src/scripts/fix-ts-bin.script.ts",
+        "postinstall": "cd packages/common && tsc -b -f --pretty && cd ../.. && tsx packages/scripts/src/scripts/fix-ts-bin.script.ts",
         "lint": "virmator lint fix",
         "publish": "virmator publish \"npm run test:all\"",
         "test": "mono-vir for-each npm run test",