diff --git a/packages/builder/package.json b/packages/builder/package.json
index ced056bfcf..e66c747505 100644
--- a/packages/builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/builder/package.json
@@ -103,6 +103,34 @@
       "build": {
         "outputs": [
           "{workspaceRoot}/packages/server/builder"
+        ],
+        "dependsOn": [
+          {
+            "projects": [
+              "@budibase/string-templates"
+            ],
+            "target": "build"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "dev": {
+        "dependsOn": [
+          {
+            "projects": [
+              "@budibase/string-templates"
+            ],
+            "target": "build"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "test": {
+        "dependsOn": [
+          {
+            "projects": [
+              "@budibase/string-templates"
+            ],
+            "target": "build"
+          }
         ]
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/tsconfig.json b/packages/string-templates/tsconfig.json
index 585c3bf747..7fc13ace8e 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/string-templates/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "target": "es6",
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "noImplicitAny": true,
+    "incremental": true,
     "lib": ["dom"],
     "outDir": "dist",
     "esModuleInterop": true,