diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 283cb84665c..a395e83a740 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   // Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
   "forwardPorts": [4200, 3000, 27017],
 
-  "onCreateCommand": ["pnpm", "install"],
+  "onCreateCommand": "pnpm install && npm run setup:project",
   "postCreateCommand": [],
 
   // Comment out connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.