diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e8fa8655..24dd1679b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ bun dev:desktop    # Electron desktop + web
 bun dev:marketing  # Astro marketing site
 ```
 
+Build marketing directly:
+
+```bash
+bun install
+bun run build:marketing
+```
+
+If `bun run build:marketing` fails with `next: command not found`, run `bun install` first to restore workspace dependencies.
+
 Quality checks:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
index 51a4099cd..dc2a991dd 100644
--- a/vercel.json
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://openapi.vercel.sh/vercel.json",
-  "buildCommand": "cd apps/marketing && bun run build:marketing",
+  "buildCommand": "bun run build:marketing",
   "installCommand": "bun install",
   "outputDirectory": "apps/marketing/.next"
 }