diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e25ca48..53637fd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY package.json package-lock.json deps.edn shadow-cljs.edn /app/
 COPY . .
 
-# compile server
-RUN clojure -A:uberjar
-
 # compile client
 RUN npm ci
 RUN clojure -A:cljs -m shadow.cljs.devtools.cli release app
 
+# compile server; this needs to come second, otherwise there will be no JS files in the jar
+RUN clojure -A:uberjar
+
 FROM alpine:3.9
 RUN apk add --no-cache openjdk8
 WORKDIR /app