diff --git a/run.bat b/run.bat
index 475f2701..228388d5 100644
--- a/run.bat
+++ b/run.bat
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
 	exit /b %errorlevel%
 )
 
+echo Generating the JSON handlers
+easyjson -pkg common
+
 echo Building the hook generator
 go build -tags hookgen -ldflags="-s -w" "./cmd/hook_gen"
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
@@ -54,9 +57,6 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
 	exit /b %errorlevel%
 )
 
-echo Generating the JSON handlers
-easyjson -pkg common
-
 echo Building the query generator
 go build -ldflags="-s -w" "./cmd/query_gen"
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 (