diff --git a/backend/.air.toml b/backend/.air.toml
index 5bf7a4f..8aaec7e 100644
--- a/backend/.air.toml
+++ b/backend/.air.toml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ root = "."
 tmp_dir = "tmp"
 
 [build]
-cmd = "templ generate && go build -o ./tmp/web ./cmd/web"
+cmd = "templ generate && ./bin/tailwindcss -i tailwind.input.css -o static/tailwind.css && go build -o ./tmp/web ./cmd/web"
 bin = "./tmp/web"
-include_ext = ["go", "templ"]
+include_ext = ["go", "templ", "css"]
 exclude_dir = ["tmp", "bin", "static", ".git", "internal/db/sqlc"]
 exclude_regex = [".*_templ\\.go$"]
 delay = 200