diff --git a/packages/scripts/src/cli.ts b/packages/scripts/src/cli.ts
index 48490293..c342ba88 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/scripts/src/cli.ts
@@ -64,12 +64,11 @@ class CompassCli {
   }
 
   public async run() {
-    const { user, force, packages } = this.options;
+    const { user, force } = this.options;
     const cmd = this.program.args[0];
 
     switch (true) {
       case cmd === "build": {
-        validatePackages(packages);
         await runBuild(this.options);
         break;
       }
diff --git a/packages/scripts/src/commands/build.ts b/packages/scripts/src/commands/build.ts
index fb2fdf00..d3a3aaca 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/src/commands/build.ts
+++ b/packages/scripts/src/commands/build.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,12 @@ import {
   getClientId,
   getApiBaseUrl,
   getEnvironmentAnswer,
+  validatePackages,
 } from "@scripts/common/cli.utils";
 
 export const runBuild = async (options: Options_Cli) => {
-  const pckgs =
-    options?.packages?.length === 0
-      ? await getPckgsTo("build")
-      : (options.packages as string[]);
+  const pckgs = options.packages ? options.packages : await getPckgsTo("build");
+  validatePackages(pckgs);
 
   if (pckgs.includes(PCKG.NODE)) {
     await buildNodePckgs(options);
diff --git a/packages/scripts/src/common/cli.utils.ts b/packages/scripts/src/common/cli.utils.ts
index bf9e8aca..297690db 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/src/common/cli.utils.ts
+++ b/packages/scripts/src/common/cli.utils.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export const validateOptions = (options: Options_Cli): Options_Cli => {
 
 export const validatePackages = (packages: string[] | undefined) => {
   if (!packages) {
-    log.error("Packages must be defined");
+    log.error("Package must be defined");
     process.exit(1);
   }
   const unsupportedPackages = packages.filter(