diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 25bbaff7d8..430ab67139 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node app.js",
     "test": "mocha",
-    "prepublish": "node seed_data/seed.js"
+    "postinstall": "node seed_data/seed.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^0.9.0",