1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/dev/server.sh b/scripts/dev/server.sh
index 187a1843e..680ca3d79 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/server.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev/server.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 set -eu
 
 if [ ! -f "./client/dist/en-US/index.html" ]; then
-  echo "client/dist/en-US/index.html does not exist, compile client files..."
-  npm run build:client -- --light
+  if [ -z ${1+x} ] || [ "$1" != "--skip-client" ]; then
+    echo "client/dist/en-US/index.html does not exist, compile client files..."
+    npm run build:client -- --light
+  fi
 fi
 
 # Copy locales