diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4ef82d2a16e..4a401ba2c86 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "test:run": "pnpm run preflight:workspace-links && vitest run",
     "db:generate": "pnpm --filter @paperclipai/db generate",
     "db:migrate": "pnpm --filter @paperclipai/db migrate",
-    "issue-references:backfill": "tsx scripts/backfill-issue-reference-mentions.ts",
+    "issue-references:backfill": "pnpm run preflight:workspace-links && tsx scripts/backfill-issue-reference-mentions.ts",
     "secrets:migrate-inline-env": "tsx scripts/migrate-inline-env-secrets.ts",
     "db:backup": "./scripts/backup-db.sh",
     "paperclipai": "node cli/node_modules/tsx/dist/cli.mjs cli/src/index.ts",
diff --git a/scripts/backfill-issue-reference-mentions.ts b/scripts/backfill-issue-reference-mentions.ts
index 2db6af1aba7..7971b10c67d 100644
--- a/scripts/backfill-issue-reference-mentions.ts
+++ b/scripts/backfill-issue-reference-mentions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { companies, createDb } from "@paperclipai/db";
+import { companies, createDb } from "../packages/db/src/index.js";
 import { loadConfig } from "../server/src/config.js";
 import { issueReferenceService } from "../server/src/services/issue-references.js";