diff --git a/bin/zk b/bin/zk
index d0840cb8d500..e6dd1567b38f 100755
--- a/bin/zk
+++ b/bin/zk
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-if [ -z "$1" ]; then
-    cd $ZKSYNC_HOME
-    yarn && yarn zk build
-else
+cd $ZKSYNC_HOME
+yarn && yarn zk build
+    
+if [ -n "$1" ]; then
     # can't start this with yarn since it has quirks with `--` as an argument
     node -- $ZKSYNC_HOME/infrastructure/zk/build/index.js "$@"
 fi