diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a97b0ab..f1f01144 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     "sub:update": "git submodule update --remote",
     "sub:pull": "git submodule foreach git pull origin master",
     "sub:commit": "npm run sub:pull && git commit -am \"update submodule\"",
-    "postinstall": "electron-rebuild && npm run sub:init",
+    "preinstall": "npm run sub:init",
+    "postinstall": "electron-rebuild",
     "symlink:win": "rm -rf ./jslib && cmd /c mklink /J .\\jslib ..\\jslib",
     "symlink:mac": "npm run symlink:lin",
     "symlink:lin": "rm -rf ./jslib && ln -s ../jslib ./jslib",