diff --git a/cmd/helpers.go b/cmd/helpers.go
index da3e7a86..11425bf5 100644
--- a/cmd/helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/helpers.go
@@ -248,6 +248,22 @@ func InstallFrontendDeps(projectDir string, projectOptions *ProjectOptions, forc
 		ioutil.WriteFile(md5sumFile, []byte(packageJSONMD5), 0644)
 	}
 
+	// Install the bridge library
+	err = InstallBridge(caller, projectDir, projectOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Build frontend
+	err = BuildFrontend(projectOptions.FrontEnd.Build)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// InstallBridge installs the relevant bridge javascript library
+func InstallBridge(caller string, projectDir string, projectOptions *ProjectOptions) error {
 	bridgeFile := "wailsbridge.prod.js"
 	if caller == "serve" {
 		bridgeFile = "wailsbridge.js"
@@ -257,13 +273,7 @@ func InstallFrontendDeps(projectDir string, projectOptions *ProjectOptions, forc
 	bridgeAssets := mewn.Group("../wailsruntimeassets/bridge/")
 	bridgeFileData := bridgeAssets.Bytes(bridgeFile)
 	bridgeFileTarget := filepath.Join(projectDir, projectOptions.FrontEnd.Dir, projectOptions.FrontEnd.Bridge, "wailsbridge.js")
-	err = fs.CreateFile(bridgeFileTarget, bridgeFileData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Build frontend
-	err = BuildFrontend(projectOptions.FrontEnd.Build)
+	err := fs.CreateFile(bridgeFileTarget, bridgeFileData)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index 04a5c966..14739e8a 100644
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package cmd
 
 // Version - Wails version
-const Version = "v0.11.6"
+const Version = "v0.11.7"
diff --git a/cmd/wails/6_serve.go b/cmd/wails/6_serve.go
index 2d3afacd..aeb4a49b 100644
--- a/cmd/wails/6_serve.go
+++ b/cmd/wails/6_serve.go
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ func init() {
 			return err
 		}
 
+		// Save project directory
+		projectDir := fs.Cwd()
+
+		// Install the bridge library
+		err = cmd.InstallBridge("serve", projectDir, projectOptions)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		// Install dependencies
 		err = cmd.InstallGoDependencies()
 		if err != nil {