diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 2b36291d..4902853f 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
 set -e
 
 VERSION="0.0.1"
-PROTECTED_MODE="no" 
+PROTECTED_MODE="no"
+
+# Hardcode some values to the core package
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/core.Version=${VERSION}"
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/core.GitSHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/core.BuildTime=$(date +%FT%T%z)"
+if [ "$PROTECTED_MODE" == "no" ]; then
+	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/core.ProtectedMode=no"
+fi
 
 export GO15VENDOREXPERIMENT=1
 
@@ -32,13 +40,6 @@ fi
 
 core/gen.sh
 
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/core.Version=${VERSION}"
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/core.GitSHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/core.BuildTime=$(date +%FT%T%z)"
-if [ "$PROTECTED_MODE" == "no" ]; then
-	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/core.ProtectedMode=no"
-fi
-
 # build and store objects into original directory.
 go build -ldflags "$LDFLAGS" -o "$OD/tile38-server" cmd/tile38-server/*.go
 go build -ldflags "$LDFLAGS" -o "$OD/tile38-cli" cmd/tile38-cli/*.go