diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 63e5dc6..0745388 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ module.exports = {
     externals: { "cockpit": "cockpit" },
     devtool: "source-map",
     stats: "errors-warnings",
+    // always regenerate dist/, so make rules work
+    output: { clean: true, compareBeforeEmit: false },
 
     optimization: {
         minimize: production,