diff --git a/packages/cli/scripts/build.mjs b/packages/cli/scripts/build.mjs
index 7deb54ba48..002e640a94 100644
--- a/packages/cli/scripts/build.mjs
+++ b/packages/cli/scripts/build.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path';
-import { writeFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { writeFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync } from 'fs';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import shell from 'shelljs';
 import { rawTimeZones } from '@vvo/tzdb';
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ generateUserManagementEmailTemplates();
 generateTimezoneData();
 
 if (publicApiEnabled) {
+	createPublicApiDirectory();
 	copySwaggerTheme();
 	bundleOpenApiSpecs();
 }
@@ -40,6 +41,14 @@ function generateUserManagementEmailTemplates() {
 	shell.cp(path.resolve(sourceDir, 'n8n-logo.png'), destinationDir);
 }
 
+function createPublicApiDirectory() {
+	const publicApiDirectory = path.resolve(ROOT_DIR, 'dist', 'public-api', 'v1');
+	if (!existsSync(publicApiDirectory)) {
+		console.log('Creating directory', publicApiDirectory);
+		mkdirSync(publicApiDirectory, { recursive: true });
+	}
+}
+
 function copySwaggerTheme() {
 	const swaggerTheme = {
 		source: path.resolve(ROOT_DIR, 'src', 'public-api', SPEC_THEME_FILENAME),
@@ -60,7 +69,8 @@ function bundleOpenApiSpecs() {
 		.forEach((specPath) => {
 			const distSpecPath = path.resolve(ROOT_DIR, 'dist', specPath);
 			const command = `pnpm openapi bundle src/${specPath} --output ${distSpecPath}`;
-			shell.exec(command, { silent: false });
+
+			shell.exec(command, { silent: true });
 		});
 }