diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9717a1..e82dfdb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,27 +25,27 @@
     "genc": "bit-docs -dc",
     "genf": "bit-docs -df",
     "gh-pages": "gh-pages -d gh-pages",
-    "postinstall": "git submodule update --init",
+    "preinstall": "[ -f docs/modules/bit-docs/package.json ] || git submodule update --init",
     "pub": "npm run gh-pages",
     "see": "http-server gh-pages",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "bit-docs": "bit-docs/bit-docs",
+    "bit-docs": "bit-docs/bit-docs#file-pathed-deps",
     "gh-pages": "^0.12.0"
   },
   "bit-docs": {
     "dependencies": {
-      "bit-docs-dev": "bit-docs/bit-docs-dev",
-      "bit-docs-generate-html": "bit-docs/bit-docs-generate-html",
-      "bit-docs-glob-finder": "bit-docs/bit-docs-glob-finder",
-      "bit-docs-html-toc": "bit-docs/bit-docs-html-toc",
+      "bit-docs-dev": "file:docs/modules/bit-docs-dev",
+      "bit-docs-generate-html": "bit-docs/bit-docs-generate-html#file-pathed-deps",
+      "bit-docs-glob-finder": "file:docs/modules/bit-docs-glob-finder",
+      "bit-docs-html-toc": "file:docs/modules/bit-docs-html-toc",
       "bit-docs-js": "bit-docs/bit-docs-js#remove-depend",
-      "bit-docs-prettify": "bit-docs/bit-docs-prettify",
-      "bit-docs-html-highlight-line": "bit-docs/bit-docs-html-highlight-line",
-      "bit-docs-process-mustache": "bit-docs/bit-docs-process-mustache",
-      "bit-docs-tag-demo": "bit-docs/bit-docs-tag-demo",
-      "bit-docs-tag-sourceref": "bit-docs/bit-docs-tag-sourceref"
+      "bit-docs-prettify": "file:docs/modules/bit-docs-prettify",
+      "bit-docs-html-highlight-line": "file:docs/modules/bit-docs-html-highlight-line",
+      "bit-docs-process-mustache": "file:docs/modules/bit-docs-process-mustache",
+      "bit-docs-tag-demo": "file:docs/modules/bit-docs-tag-demo",
+      "bit-docs-tag-sourceref": "file:docs/modules/bit-docs-tag-sourceref"
     },
     "glob": {
       "pattern": "docs/**/*.{js,md,mustache}",
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
         "**/*_test.js",
         "**/test_*.js",
         "**/test-*.md",
-        "**/test.js"
+        "**/test.js",
+        "**/node_modules/**/*"
       ]
     },
     "parent": "BitDocs",