diff --git a/apps/ebitemp-api/package.json b/apps/ebitemp-api/package.json
index 6609e65..fcf80f5 100644
--- a/apps/ebitemp-api/package.json
+++ b/apps/ebitemp-api/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
     "projectType": "application",
     "sourceRoot": "apps/ebitemp-api/src",
     "targets": {
+      "typecheck": {
+        "options": {
+          "command": "tsc --build --emitDeclarationOnly --pretty"
+        }
+      },
       "build": {
         "executor": "nx:run-commands",
         "options": {
diff --git a/nx.json b/nx.json
index 322cc79..e274d82 100644
--- a/nx.json
+++ b/nx.json
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
     }
   ],
   "targetDefaults": {
+    "build": {
+      "dependsOn": ["^build", "typecheck"]
+    },
     "test": {
       "dependsOn": ["^build"]
     },