diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8b43feba3..bb31e4522 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "test:other": "yarn prettier --list-different",
     "test:typecheck": "tsc",
     "test:update": "yarn test:app --update --watch=false",
-    "test": "yarn test:app",
+    "test": "yarn workspace @excalidraw/utils build:esm && yarn test:app",
     "test:coverage": "vitest --coverage",
     "test:coverage:watch": "vitest --coverage --watch",
     "test:ui": "yarn test --ui --coverage.enabled=true",