diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index d2c3deb7..dc14c0b6 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-web: npm install --prefix backend && npm start --prefix backend
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+web: npm start --prefix backend
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b5a01dfa..3f80dd9c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "ng": "ng",
     "start": "ng serve",
     "build": "ng build",
+    "heroku-postbuild": "npm install --prefix backend",
     "test": "ng test",
     "lint": "ng lint",
     "e2e": "ng e2e",