diff --git a/copy-backend-into-rebuilt.sh b/copy-backend-into-rebuilt.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b9fa2a68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/copy-backend-into-rebuilt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+[ ! -d prebuilt ] && echo 'directory "prebuilt" not found. first checkout the prebuilt branch into a prebuilt directory' && exit 1
+
+for file in depleted_tip.en.html  offer_refund.en.html  offer_tip.en.html  request_payment.en.html  show_order_details.en.html; do
+	cp packages/merchant-backend-ui/dist/pages/$file prebuilt/backend/
+done
+
diff --git a/copy-backoffice-into-prebuilt.sh b/copy-backoffice-into-prebuilt.sh
index 5f59882e0..8f3df209d 100755
--- a/copy-backoffice-into-prebuilt.sh
+++ b/copy-backoffice-into-prebuilt.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+[ ! -d prebuilt ] && echo 'directory "prebuilt" not found. first checkout the prebuilt branch into a prebuilt directory' && exit 1
+
 cp packages/merchant-backoffice-ui/dist/{index,lang*,material*,XRXV*}.* prebuilt/backoffice/