diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3b1b7a6c07..18a3fb9b16 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/getinsomnia/insomnia"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "bootstrap": "lerna bootstrap && lerna run bootstrap",
+    "bootstrap": "npm install && lerna bootstrap && lerna run bootstrap",
     "publish": "lerna publish",
     "clean": "lerna clean",
     "test": "lerna run test --stream",
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@
     "electron-rebuild": "^1.6.0",
     "jest": "^21.2.1",
     "lerna": "^2.5.1"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {}
+  }
 }