diff --git a/bench/app.py b/bench/app.py
index ad3b5c71..df709737 100644
--- a/bench/app.py
+++ b/bench/app.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import os
-from .utils import exec_cmd, get_frappe, check_git_for_shallow_clone, get_config
+from .utils import exec_cmd, get_frappe, check_git_for_shallow_clone, get_config, build_assets
 
 import logging
 import requests
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def get_app(app, git_url, bench='.'):
 	shallow_clone = '--depth 1' if check_git_for_shallow_clone() and get_config().get('shallow_clone') else ''
 	exec_cmd("git clone {git_url} {shallow_clone} --origin upstream {app}".format(git_url=git_url, app=app, shallow_clone=shallow_clone), cwd=os.path.join(bench, 'apps'))
 	install_app(app, bench=bench)
+	build_assets(bench=bench)
 
 def new_app(app, bench='.'):
 	logger.info('creating new app {}'.format(app))
diff --git a/bench/utils.py b/bench/utils.py
index 1d2501a4..8351f773 100644
--- a/bench/utils.py
+++ b/bench/utils.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ def init(path, apps_path=None):
 	setup_procfile(bench=path)
 	setup_backups(bench=path)
 	setup_auto_update(bench=path)
-	exec_cmd("{frappe} --build".format(frappe=get_frappe(bench=path)), cwd=os.path.join(path, 'sites'))
 	if apps_path:
 		install_apps_from_path(apps_path, bench=path)