diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ffdbb8509c0..247f0ffaf81 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ DISCOVERY_CLIENT_DIR := discovery-client
 G_CODE_TESTING_DIR := g-code-testing
 LABWARE_LIBRARY_DIR := labware-library
 PROTOCOL_DESIGNER_DIR := protocol-designer
+SCRIPTS_DIR := scripts
 SHARED_DATA_DIR := shared-data
 UPDATE_SERVER_DIR := update-server
 REACT_API_CLIENT_DIR := react-api-client
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ HARDWARE_DIR := hardware
 USB_BRIDGE_DIR := usb-bridge
 NODE_USB_BRIDGE_CLIENT_DIR := usb-bridge/node-client
 
-PYTHON_DIRS := $(API_DIR) $(UPDATE_SERVER_DIR) $(ROBOT_SERVER_DIR) $(SERVER_UTILS_DIR) $(SHARED_DATA_DIR)/python $(G_CODE_TESTING_DIR) $(HARDWARE_DIR) $(USB_BRIDGE_DIR)
+PYTHON_DIRS := $(SCRIPTS_DIR) $(API_DIR) $(UPDATE_SERVER_DIR) $(ROBOT_SERVER_DIR) $(SERVER_UTILS_DIR) $(SHARED_DATA_DIR)/python $(G_CODE_TESTING_DIR) $(HARDWARE_DIR) $(USB_BRIDGE_DIR)
 
 # This may be set as an environment variable (and is by CI tasks that upload
 # to test pypi) to add a .dev extension to the python package versions. If