diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f6d784b..9d6d9fec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Agent is in a preliminary state. You can click around, and most interactions wil
 git clone git@github.com:UltimateHackingKeyboard/agent.git
 cd agent
 npm install
+npm run build
 ```
 
 In the repository you can find a `gulpfile.js` for running [browsersync](https://www.browsersync.io/), which speeds up the development process. You can fire it up with `gulp serve`.
diff --git a/config-serializer/README.md b/config-serializer/README.md
index f77ada4e..d2a02f45 100644
--- a/config-serializer/README.md
+++ b/config-serializer/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The configuration of the UHK is unusually complex for a keyboard, and is compose
 
 ## Setup
 
-Given that the development dependencies are installed on your system you should be able to build the configuration serializer by executing `tsc` in this directory, then test it with `node test-serializer.js`.
+Given that the development dependencies are installed on your system you should be able to build the configuration serializer tester by executing `npm run build:test` in this directory, then start the test with running `node test-serializer.js`.
 
 ## Configuration representations
 
diff --git a/config-serializer/webpack.config.js b/config-serializer/webpack.config.js
index 7712a7f2..8ad39493 100644
--- a/config-serializer/webpack.config.js
+++ b/config-serializer/webpack.config.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module.exports = {
     entry: {
-        main: './test-serializer.ts'
+        main: __dirname + '/test-serializer.ts'
     },
     target: 'node',
     output: {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a352a590..3ce7db94 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
     "postinstall": "typings install",
     "lint": "tslint 'src/**/*.ts' 'config-serializer/**/*.ts'",
     "typings": "typings",
+    "build": "webpack",
+    "build:test": "webpack --config 'config-serializer/webpack.config.js'",
     "webpack": "webpack",
     "webpack-dev-server": "webpack-dev-server"
   }