diff --git a/gitpod/install.sh b/gitpod/install.sh
index 2143d5b43..348a8dedb 100644
--- a/gitpod/install.sh
+++ b/gitpod/install.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ rm -rf .cache
 nvm install --lts
 nvm use --lts
 
+npm install --global @gridsome/cli
+
 cd /workspace
 git clone https://github.com/threefoldfoundation/data_threefold
 
diff --git a/gitpod/run.sh b/gitpod/run.sh
index c3056346a..ac39bbc77 100644
--- a/gitpod/run.sh
+++ b/gitpod/run.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ rm -f yarn.lock
 rm -rf .cache
 
 #copy from the docker image to speedup
-rsync -rav --delete $base/node_modules/ node_modules/ 
+echo "sync node modules to website"
+rsync -ra --delete $base/node_modules/ node_modules/ 
+echo "done"
 
 #make sure all modules are there
 npm install