diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 974b7d9d7..9203b499f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ vendor
 src/vendor
 node_modules
 npm-debug.log
-src/assets/web-components.js
\ No newline at end of file
+src/assets/web-components.js
+last-js-build.md5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index e5428ea2e..aa06716ce 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-#source build-config.cfg
 source build-config.cfg
-#destination=~/devel/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/tainacan
 
+## Only run npm build if there was a change in a .js or .vue file
+current_md5=$(<last-js-build.md5)
+find src -type f \( -name "*.js" -or -name "*.vue" \) -exec md5sum {} \; | sort -k 2 | md5sum > last-js-build.md5
+new_md5=$(<last-js-build.md5)
+if [ "$current_md5" != "$new_md5" ]
+then
+    npm run build
+fi
+### END npm build ###
+
+## Compile SASS
 sh compile-sass.sh
-npm run build
 
+## Install composer dependencies
 composer install
 
-echo "Atualizando arquivos em $destination"
+echo "Updating files in $destination"
 rm -rf $destination
 mkdir $destination
 cp -R src/* $destination/