diff --git a/core/package.json b/core/package.json
index e56a57f43..93c7431ad 100644
--- a/core/package.json
+++ b/core/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "bun esbuild.config.ts",
+    "build": "bun esbuild.config.ts && mkdirp build/templates/ && ncp src/emails/templates build/templates",
     "build:bun": "bun build src/index.ts --outdir=build --target=bun --packages=external",
     "test": "bun test",
     "test:debug": "bun test --inspect-brk",
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
     "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
     "graphql-request": "5.0.0",
     "jest": "27.2.4",
+    "mkdirp": "^3.0.1",
+    "ncp": "^2.0.0",
     "type-graphql": "^1.1.1",
     "typescript": "^4.9.5"
   },