diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 5d4f8c902e..7aea190bc1 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ parts:
             echo "\$SNAP/bin/python3.8 \$SNAP/run.py" > $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/sasview-wrapper
             chmod +x $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/sasview-wrapper
 
+            $SNAP/bin/python3.8 $SNAP/setup.py
             snapcraftctl build
 
             # Apply shebang rewrite as done by snapcraft