diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bc6018b1..b4552a38 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "compile": "vite build --mode production",
     "compile-dev": "vite build --mode development",
     "serve": "vite build --mode development --watch --minify false",
+    "openapi": "openapi-ts",
     "analyse-dev": "vite-bundle-visualizer --mode development",
     "analyse-prod": "vite-bundle-visualizer --mode production",
     "check": "biome check --write"
diff --git a/staticfiles/management/commands/collectstatic.py b/staticfiles/management/commands/collectstatic.py
index 5b441f6f..f7889087 100644
--- a/staticfiles/management/commands/collectstatic.py
+++ b/staticfiles/management/commands/collectstatic.py
@@ -50,7 +50,13 @@ class Command(CollectStatic):
             return Path(location)
 
         Scss.compile(self.collect_scss())
-        OpenApi.compile()  # This needs to be prior to javascript bundling
+        openapi = OpenApi.compile()  # This needs to be prior to javascript bundling
+        if openapi is not None:
+            _ = openapi.wait()
+            if openapi.returncode:
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f"Openapi generation failed with returncode {openapi.returncode}"
+                )
         JSBundler.compile()
 
         collected = super().collect()
diff --git a/staticfiles/management/commands/runserver.py b/staticfiles/management/commands/runserver.py
index 7138dee1..cb44fd60 100644
--- a/staticfiles/management/commands/runserver.py
+++ b/staticfiles/management/commands/runserver.py
@@ -15,11 +15,18 @@ class Command(Runserver):
     """Light wrapper around default runserver that integrates javascirpt auto bundling."""
 
     def run(self, **options):
-        OpenApi.compile()
-        if (
-            os.environ.get(DJANGO_AUTORELOAD_ENV) is None
-            and settings.PROCFILE_STATIC is not None
-        ):
+        is_django_reload = os.environ.get(DJANGO_AUTORELOAD_ENV) is not None
+
+        proc = OpenApi.compile()
+        # Ensure that the first runserver launch creates openapi files
+        # before the bundler starts so that it detects them
+        # When django is reloaded, we can keep this process in background
+        # to reduce reload time
+        if proc is not None and not is_django_reload:
+            _ = proc.wait()
+
+        if not is_django_reload and settings.PROCFILE_STATIC is not None:
             start_composer(settings.PROCFILE_STATIC)
             _ = atexit.register(stop_composer, procfile=settings.PROCFILE_STATIC)
+
         super().run(**options)
diff --git a/staticfiles/processors.py b/staticfiles/processors.py
index bacac363..5f44731b 100644
--- a/staticfiles/processors.py
+++ b/staticfiles/processors.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class JSBundler:
     def compile():
         """Bundle js files with the javascript bundler for production."""
         process = subprocess.Popen(["npm", "run", "compile"])
-        process.wait()
+        _ = process.wait()
         if process.returncode:
             raise RuntimeError(f"Bundler failed with returncode {process.returncode}")
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class OpenApi:
     OPENAPI_DIR = GENERATED_ROOT / "openapi"
 
     @classmethod
-    def compile(cls):
+    def compile(cls) -> subprocess.Popen[bytes] | None:
         """Compile a TS client for the sith API. Only generates it if it changed."""
         logging.getLogger("django").info("Compiling open api typescript client")
         out = cls.OPENAPI_DIR / "schema.json"
@@ -191,4 +191,4 @@ class OpenApi:
         with open(out, "w") as f:
             _ = f.write(schema)
 
-        subprocess.run(["npx", "openapi-ts"], check=True)
+        return subprocess.Popen(["npm", "run", "openapi"])