diff --git a/scripts/build_local_reticulum.sh b/scripts/build_local_reticulum.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+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