diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ Optionally you can seed the GraphQL service by executing mutations that
 will write sample data to the database:
 
 ```bash
+yarn run build
 yarn run db:seed
 # -or-
+npm run build
 npm run db:seed
 ```