diff --git a/config/scripts.yaml b/config/scripts.yaml
index eb44ffa003f..4d0abcdf6f2 100644
--- a/config/scripts.yaml
+++ b/config/scripts.yaml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ lab:
   buildsitedeps: *buildsitedeps
   prebuild: 'yarn buildsitedeps && node --experimental-json-modules ./prebuild.mjs'
   prebuildonly: 'node --experimental-json-modules ./prebuild.mjs'
+  predev: 'node --experimental-json-modules ./prebuild.mjs'
   start: *nextStart
 
 org:
diff --git a/sites/lab/package.json b/sites/lab/package.json
index c50a5e516a5..8e47d3ee975 100644
--- a/sites/lab/package.json
+++ b/sites/lab/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "buildsitedeps": "cd ../../ && yarn buildall && cd -",
     "prebuild": "yarn buildsitedeps && node --experimental-json-modules ./prebuild.mjs",
     "prebuildonly": "node --experimental-json-modules ./prebuild.mjs",
+    "predev": "node --experimental-json-modules ./prebuild.mjs",
     "start": "yarn prebuild && yarn dev"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {},