diff --git a/scripts/build_local_reticulum.sh b/scripts/build_local_reticulum.sh
index 118a801e24fba4fdbed51c5b23f793db46cc498f..f883958f8f18e028a32916f50c6af38002938893 100755
--- a/scripts/build_local_reticulum.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_local_reticulum.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ if [ ! -e ../reticulum ]; then
   echo "This script assumes reticulum is checked out in a sibling to this folder."
 fi
 
-rm -rf ../reticulum/priv/static ; BASE_ASSETS_PATH=http://localhost:4000/ yarn build -- --output-path ../reticulum/priv/static 
+rm -rf ../reticulum/priv/static ; GENERATE_SMOKE_TESTS=true BASE_ASSETS_PATH=http://localhost:4000/ yarn build -- --output-path ../reticulum/priv/static