diff --git a/apps/api/project.json b/apps/api/project.json
index f09e56e17..4e1affb13 100644
--- a/apps/api/project.json
+++ b/apps/api/project.json
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
       "executor": "nx:run-commands",
       "options": {
         "commands": [
+          {
+            "command": "shx rm -rf dist/apps/api"
+          },
           {
             "command": "shx mkdir -p dist/apps/api/assets/locales"
           },
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@
             "command": "shx cp -r apps/client/src/locales/* dist/apps/api/assets/locales"
           }
         ],
-        "parallel": true
+        "parallel": false
       }
     },
     "serve": {