diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 7000a1c6d5..d238d5c589 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@
     }
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "pre-install-cmd": [
+      "@php -r \"file_exists('.env') || copy('.env.example', '.env');\""
+    ],
     "post-root-package-install": [
       "@php -r \"file_exists('.env') || copy('.env.example', '.env');\""
     ],
@@ -116,6 +119,9 @@
     "post-install-cmd": [
       "php artisan optimize",
       "php artisan firefly:instructions install"
+    ],
+    "compile": [
+      "@php artisan key:generate --force"
     ]
   },
   "config": {