diff --git a/web/package.json b/web/package.json
index 90a366866401f..25974cbea9778 100644
--- a/web/package.json
+++ b/web/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "tdd": "jest --watch",
     "package-term": "yarn workspace @gravitational/teleterm package",
     "build-term": "yarn workspace @gravitational/teleterm build",
+    "build-native-deps-for-term": "yarn workspace @gravitational/teleterm build-native-deps",
     "build-and-package-term": "yarn build-term && yarn package-term",
     "start-term": "yarn workspace @gravitational/teleterm start",
     "start-teleport": "yarn workspace @gravitational/teleport start",
diff --git a/web/packages/teleterm/README.md b/web/packages/teleterm/README.md
index 065590ca583c3..1b1be619bb0ed 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleterm/README.md
+++ b/web/packages/teleterm/README.md
@@ -48,28 +48,34 @@ Prepare Webapps repo
 $ git clone https://github.com/gravitational/webapps.git
 $ cd webapps
 $ yarn install
-$ yarn build-term
-$ yarn package-term
+$ yarn build-and-package-term
 ```
 
 The installable file can be found in `/webapps/packages/teleterm/build/release/`
 
 ## Development
 
-**Make sure to run `yarn build-term` first** (as described above) before attempting to launch the
-app in the development mode. That's because Electron is running its own version of Node. That
-command will fetch native packages that were built for that specific version of Node.
+**Make sure to run `yarn build-native-deps-for-term` first** before attempting to launch the app in
+development mode. That's because Electron is running its own version of Node. That command will
+fetch or build native packages that were made for that specific version of Node.
 
-To launch `teleterm` in the development mode:
+```sh
+$ cd webapps
+
+$ yarn install
+$ yarn build-native-deps-for-term
+```
+
+To launch `teleterm` in development mode:
 
 ```sh
 $ cd webapps
 
-## TELETERM_TSH_PATH is the environment variable that points to local tsh binary
+## TELETERM_TSH_PATH has to point to a tsh binary, typically from the teleport repo.
 $ TELETERM_TSH_PATH=$PWD/../teleport/build/tsh yarn start-term
 ```
 
-For quick restarts, that restarts all processes and `tsh` daemon, press `F6`.
+For a quick restart which restarts all processes and the `tsh` daemon, press `F6`.
 
 ## Tips
 
diff --git a/web/packages/teleterm/package.json b/web/packages/teleterm/package.json
index 0eb513826f6f2..9f53d118a5f3d 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleterm/package.json
+++ b/web/packages/teleterm/package.json
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
     "start": "webpack serve --config webpack.renderer.dev.config.js --progress",
     "start-main": "webpack build --config webpack.main.config.js --mode=development --progress --watch",
     "start-electron": "electron build/app/dist/main/main.js",
-    "build": "yarn build-natives && yarn build-main && yarn build-renderer",
+    "build": "yarn build-main && yarn build-renderer",
     "build-main": "webpack build --config webpack.main.config.js --progress --mode=production",
     "build-renderer": "webpack build --config webpack.renderer.prod.config.js --progress",
-    "build-natives": "electron-builder install-app-deps",
+    "build-native-deps": "electron-builder install-app-deps",
     "package": "electron-builder build --publish never -c.extraMetadata.name=teleconnect",
     "generate-grpc-shared": "npx -y --target_arch=x64 --package=grpc_tools_node_protoc_ts@5.3.2 --package=grpc-tools@1.11.2 -- grpc_tools_node_protoc -I=src/sharedProcess/api/proto --ts_out=service=grpc-node,mode=grpc-js:src/sharedProcess/api/protogen --grpc_out=grpc_js:src/sharedProcess/api/protogen --js_out=import_style=commonjs,binary:src/sharedProcess/api/protogen src/sharedProcess/api/proto/*.proto"
   },