diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.js b/scripts/bootstrap.js
index 209b7c89e2..d76f98ad06 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.js
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.js
@@ -33,12 +33,17 @@ packages.forEach(function (root) {
   mkdir("-p", nodeModulesLoc);
 
   packages.forEach(function (sub) {
-    if (!root.pkg.dependencies || !root.pkg.dependencies[sub.name]) return;
+    var valid = false;
+    if (root.pkg.dependencies && root.pkg.dependencies[sub.name]) valid = true;
+    if (root.pkg.devDependencies && root.pkg.devDependencies[sub.name]) valid = true;
+    if (!valid) return;
 
-    if (!fs.existsSync(nodeModulesLoc + "/" + sub.name)) {
-      console.log("Linking", "packages/" + sub.folder, "to", nodeModulesLoc + "/" + sub.name);
-      ln("-s", "packages/" + sub.folder, nodeModulesLoc + "/" + sub.name);
-    }
+    var linkSrc = "packages/" + sub.folder;
+    var linkDest = nodeModulesLoc + "/" + sub.name;
+
+    console.log("Linking", linkSrc, "to", linkDest);
+    if (fs.existsSync(linkDest)) fs.unlinkSync(linkDest);
+    ln("-s", linkSrc, linkDest);
   });
 
   cd("packages/" + root.folder);