diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dcffe1052..d8e8fabcb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "build:modules": "node scripts/build/build.js",
     "clean": "rimraf dist",
     "shipit": "npm run build && gulp readmes && npm run npmpub",
-    "npmpub": "sh scripts/build/publish.sh",
+    "npmpub": "node scripts/build/publish.js",
     "changelog": "conventional-changelog -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s -r 0",
     "plugin:create": "gulp plugin:create"
   },
diff --git a/scripts/build/publish.js b/scripts/build/publish.js
index 71e4b9ba6..47385c055 100644
--- a/scripts/build/publish.js
+++ b/scripts/build/publish.js
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ const FLAGS = '--access public --tag alpha'; // add any flags here if you want..
 
 console.log('Publishing @ionic-native/core');
 exec(`npm publish ${CORE} ${FLAGS}`)
-  .then(() => exec(`npm publish ${UTILS} ${FLAGS}`))
+  .then(() => {
+    console.log('Publishing @ionic-native/utils');
+    return exec(`npm publish ${UTILS} ${FLAGS}`)
+  })
   .then(() => {
 
     const PLUGINS = fs.readdirSync(PLUGINS_ROOT);