diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0e2ddb6c..79d38322 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint
         run: yarn lint
 
-      - name: Build dependencies (for type check)
-        run: ./scripts/build_api.sh
-
       - name: Type check
         run: yarn typecheck
 
diff --git a/backend/api/package.json b/backend/api/package.json
index 707c92e9..6a964e01 100644
--- a/backend/api/package.json
+++ b/backend/api/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "watch": "tsc -w",
     "lint": "npx eslint . --max-warnings 0",
     "lint-fix": "npx eslint . --fix",
-    "typecheck": "npx tsc --noEmit",
+    "typecheck": "yarn build && npx tsc --noEmit",
     "regen-types": "cd ../supabase && make ENV=prod regen-types",
     "regen-types-dev": "cd ../supabase && make ENV=dev regen-types-dev",
     "test": "jest --config jest.config.js",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c5de7139..f4393858 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "yarn --cwd=web lint; yarn --cwd=common lint; yarn --cwd=backend/api lint; yarn --cwd=backend/shared lint",
     "lint-fix": "yarn --cwd=web lint-fix; yarn --cwd=common lint-fix; yarn --cwd=backend/api lint-fix; yarn --cwd=backend/shared lint-fix",
-    "typecheck": "yarn --cwd=web typecheck; yarn --cwd=common typecheck; yarn --cwd=backend/api typecheck; yarn --cwd=backend/shared typecheck",
+    "typecheck": "yarn --cwd=web typecheck; yarn --cwd=backend/api typecheck; yarn --cwd=common typecheck; yarn --cwd=backend/shared typecheck",
     "prettier": "prettier --write .",
     "prettier:check": "prettier --check .",
     "dev": "./scripts/run_local.sh dev",