diff --git a/packages/bookwyrm/nixos-module.nix b/packages/bookwyrm/nixos-module.nix
index 3dd6867..36cbc3f 100644
--- a/packages/bookwyrm/nixos-module.nix
+++ b/packages/bookwyrm/nixos-module.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ with pkgs . kernelmaft ;
 					ExecStartPre=${coreutils-full}/bin/ln -sf ${bookwyrm}/var/lib/bookwyrm/VERSION /var/lib/bookwyrm/
 					ExecStartPre=${bookwyrm}/bin/bookwyrm-env ${python311}/bin/python ${bookwyrm}/lib/python3.11/manage.py migrate
 					ExecStartPre=${bookwyrm}/bin/bookwyrm-env ${python311}/bin/python ${bookwyrm}/lib/python3.11/manage.py initdb
-					ExecStartPre=${bookwyrm}/bin/bookwyrm-env ${python311}/bin/python ${bookwyrm}/lib/python3.11/manage.py compile_themes
 					ExecStart=${bookwyrm}/bin/bookwyrm-env ${bookwyrm}/bin/bookwyrm
 
 					WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/bookwyrm
diff --git a/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix b/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
index 0a5d191..1af691c 100644
--- a/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
+++ b/packages/bookwyrm/package.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ mkDerivation {
 
 	dontPatch = true ;
 	dontConfigure = true ;
-	dontBuild = true ;
+	
+	buildPhase = ''
+		runHook preBuild
+
+		pwd
+
+		runHook postBuild
+	'' ;
 
 	installPhase = let
 		pythonDependencies = [