diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index e7e041437f82f9d..ac4d56b767d315f 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 tasks:
-  - init: yarn install && yarn run build
+  - init: yarn install
     command: yarn run start
 
 ports: