diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 21975896..a8ef3274 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "clean": "rimraf build",
     "start": "node devServer.js",
     "lint": "eslint --ext .js,.jsx src",
+    "preinstall": "ls ../coriolis-data || git clone https://github.com/edcd/coriolis-data.git ../coriolis-data && (cd ../coriolis-data && npm i)",
     "test": "jest",
     "prod-serve": "nginx -p $(pwd) -c nginx.conf",
     "prod-stop": "kill -QUIT $(cat nginx.pid)",