diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e508134..aadfce9c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   "bugs": "https://github.com/pattern-lab/edition-node-gulp/issues",
   "author": "Brian Muenzenmeyer",
   "scripts": {
-    "postinstall": "node node_modules/patternlab-node/core/scripts/postinstall.js"
+    "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.js"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/scripts/postinstall.js b/scripts/postinstall.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..001432fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/postinstall.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"use strict";
+console.log('Beginning Pattern Lab Node Gulp postinstall...');
+
+//call the core library postinstall
+var patternlab = require('patternlab-node/core/scripts/postinstall');