diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2af5bd1..ec437cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ And that should generate a Dockerfile at the current directory the command was r
   * `--force` - Overwrite existing files
   * `--skip` - Keep existing files
   * `--dev` - Include dev dependencies in the creation of the image, i.e. the local .env file
+  * `--frankenphp-binary` - Generate a single file binary of the app via frankenphp
 
 The dockerfile generator accepts the following options:
 
diff --git a/app/Commands/GenerateCommand.php b/app/Commands/GenerateCommand.php
index 7de0626..1630668 100644
--- a/app/Commands/GenerateCommand.php
+++ b/app/Commands/GenerateCommand.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public function handle()
 
         // Define the options available to the templates.
         $options = [
-            'build_assets' => ! $this->option('no-assets'),
+            'build_assets' => $scan->shouldBuildAssets( $this->options() ),
             'dev' => $this->option('dev'),
             'laravel_version' => $scan->laravelVersion( $this->options() ),
             'fly' => $scan->isForFly(),
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public function handle()
             'frankenphp_binary' => $this->option('frankenphp-binary')
         ];   
 
+
         // Define the list of templates to render.
         // The key is the template name, and the value is the output file name.
         $templates = $scan->templates( $options );
diff --git a/app/Services/File.php b/app/Services/File.php
index 8d88285..dc039a6 100644
--- a/app/Services/File.php
+++ b/app/Services/File.php
@@ -26,7 +26,28 @@ public function createFile( $output, $result )
         return file_put_contents($output, implode("\n", $result) . "\n");
     }
 
-    public function composerJsonContent( $directory )
+    /**
+     * Check if package.json exists in the directory
+     * 
+     * @param string $directory - string used as directory where the package.json file is scanned in 
+     */
+    public function packageJsonExists( string $directory )
+    {
+        $path = $directory.'/package.json';
+
+        if( file_exists( $path ) ) 
+            return true;
+        else{
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get array of key value pairs from a composer.json file
+     * 
+     * @param string $directory - string used as directory where the composer.json file is scanned in 
+     */
+    public function composerJsonContent( string $directory )
     {
         $path = $directory.'/composer.json';
 
diff --git a/app/Services/Scanner.php b/app/Services/Scanner.php
index 878ef98..b93e55f 100644
--- a/app/Services/Scanner.php
+++ b/app/Services/Scanner.php
@@ -82,6 +82,23 @@ public function isForFly()
             return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determines whether to build assets or not
+     */
+    public function shouldBuildAssets( array $options )
+    {
+        $shouldBuild = !$options['no-assets'];
+        $packageJsonExists = (new \App\Services\File())->packageJsonExists( $options['path'] );
+
+        if( $shouldBuild && $packageJsonExists ) {
+            // If want to build assets, make sure package.json exists
+            return true;
+        }else{
+            // Otherwise don't build
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
 
     /**
      * Lists templates to generate based on options passed
diff --git a/builds/dockerfile-laravel b/builds/dockerfile-laravel
index 4342f56..ba5eaac 100755
Binary files a/builds/dockerfile-laravel and b/builds/dockerfile-laravel differ
diff --git a/tests/Feature/GenerateCommandTest.php b/tests/Feature/GenerateCommandTest.php
index 6bcb3e9..84d68ea 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/GenerateCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/GenerateCommandTest.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 function ignoreFiles( )
 {
-    return ['composer.json','frankenphp','rr','.rr.yaml'];
+    return ['composer.json','frankenphp','rr','.rr.yaml','package.json'];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ function setFlags( $extCompArr, $pathToFiles ): string
     $directories = \File::directories( 'tests/Feature/Supported' );   
     foreach($directories as $dir) {
         #if( $dir != "tests/Feature/Supported/10_base" ) continue;//-- revise and uncomment this line if you want to test out a specific Support subfolder
+        // package.json is needed to generate a Dockerfile with asset build stage, will be deleted in second test below
+        file_put_contents( $dir.'/package.json','{}' );
 
         // Generate Dockerfile, by scanning contents of files in the current directory, set through --path
         // FIRST assert: command successfully runs and exits
@@ -186,6 +188,9 @@ function setFlags( $extCompArr, $pathToFiles ): string
                 $fh->deleteDir('tests/Feature/Combination');
             }
         } 
+
+        // Delete the generated package.json file from "generates proper templates for each supported base"
+        unlink( $base.'/package.json' );
     }    
 });