diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f61faa00..94e70d4d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "testdapp_1": "cd test_apps/test_app/ && npm install && node ../../bin/embark test",
     "testdapp_2": "cd test_apps/contracts_app/ && npm install && node ../../bin/embark test",
     "fulltest": "npm run lint && npm run test && npm run testdapp_1 && npm run testdapp_2",
-    "prepublish": "cd embark-ui && npm install && npm run build && cd -"
+    "prepublish": "cd embark-ui && npm install && npm run build && cd .."
   },
   "bin": {
     "embark": "./bin/embark"