diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1fb90681d1..0b632a1280 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ jobs:
             - remixdesktop-windows-deps-{{ checksum "apps/remixdesktop/yarn.lock" }}
       - run: 
           command: |
-              yarn build:desktop
+              mkdir apps/remixdesktop/build
+              NX_DESKTOP_FROM_DIST=true nx build remix-ide --configuration=desktop
+              cp -r dist/apps/remix-ide apps/remixdesktop/build/remix-ide
               cd apps/remixdesktop/
               yarn
               yarn dist --win