diff --git a/bench/app.py b/bench/app.py
index 971e4a25..896affa2 100755
--- a/bench/app.py
+++ b/bench/app.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def get_app(git_url, branch=None, bench_path='.', build_asset_files=True, verbos
 	if postprocess:
 
 		if build_asset_files:
-			build_assets(bench_path=bench_path)
+			build_assets(bench_path=bench_path, app=app_name)
 		conf = get_config(bench_path=bench_path)
 
 		if conf.get('restart_supervisor_on_update'):
diff --git a/bench/utils.py b/bench/utils.py
index 317ff794..c531eb8f 100755
--- a/bench/utils.py
+++ b/bench/utils.py
@@ -194,13 +194,16 @@ def patch_sites(bench_path='.'):
 	except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
 		raise PatchError
 
-def build_assets(bench_path='.'):
+def build_assets(bench_path='.', app=None):
 	bench.set_frappe_version(bench_path=bench_path)
 
 	if bench.FRAPPE_VERSION == 4:
 		exec_cmd("{frappe} --build".format(frappe=get_frappe(bench_path=bench_path)), cwd=os.path.join(bench_path, 'sites'))
 	else:
-		run_frappe_cmd('build', bench_path=bench_path)
+		command = 'bench build'
+		if app:
+			command += ' --app {}'.format(app)
+		exec_cmd(command, cwd=bench_path)
 
 def get_sites(bench_path='.'):
 	sites_dir = os.path.join(bench_path, "sites")