diff --git a/ct/soulsync.sh b/ct/soulsync.sh
index 012c9dae0..bf61f5499 100644
--- a/ct/soulsync.sh
+++ b/ct/soulsync.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ function update_script() {
     exit
   fi
 
+  NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs
+
   if check_for_gh_release "soulsync" "Nezreka/SoulSync"; then
     msg_info "Stopping Service"
     systemctl stop soulsync
@@ -47,6 +49,12 @@ function update_script() {
     $STD uv pip install -r requirements.txt
     msg_ok "Updated Python Dependencies"
 
+    msg_info "Building WebUI"
+    cd /opt/soulsync/webui
+    $STD npm ci
+    $STD npm run build
+    msg_ok "Built WebUI"
+
     mv /opt/soulsync-config.bak /opt/soulsync/config
     mv /opt/soulsync-data.bak /opt/soulsync/data
 
diff --git a/install/soulsync-install.sh b/install/soulsync-install.sh
index 00bfaf171..7eac38ae9 100644
--- a/install/soulsync-install.sh
+++ b/install/soulsync-install.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ $STD apt install -y \
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 UV_PYTHON="3.11" setup_uv
+NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs
 
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "soulsync" "Nezreka/SoulSync" "tarball"
 
@@ -33,6 +34,12 @@ $STD uv pip install -r requirements.txt --python /opt/soulsync/.venv/bin/python
 mkdir -p /opt/soulsync/{config,data,logs}
 msg_ok "Set up Application"
 
+msg_info "Building WebUI"
+cd /opt/soulsync/webui
+$STD npm ci
+$STD npm run build
+msg_ok "Built WebUI"
+
 msg_info "Creating Service"
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/soulsync.service
 [Unit]