diff --git a/.build/build.sh b/.build/build.sh
index 97c084a6dc17d89eb601771122fb35bd8e2de9e7..21bff2d831315b741f66ea8cc3f3144d85cfbc53 100644
--- a/.build/build.sh
+++ b/.build/build.sh
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ git init .
 git remote add origin https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon.git
 git pull origin $GLUON_VERSION
 
+sh site/prepare.sh
+
 # fetch packages repos and apply patches
 make update || exit 1