diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6a7d4af5a5..db938905ef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -463,18 +463,20 @@ endif
 # UI TASKS
 # --------------------------------------
 awx/ui_next/node_modules:
-	$(NPM_BIN) --prefix awx/ui_next install
+	$(NPM_BIN) --prefix awx/ui_next --loglevel warn --ignore-scripts install
 
 clean-ui:
 	rm -rf node_modules
 	rm -rf awx/ui_next/node_modules
 	rm -rf awx/ui_next/build
+	rm -rf awx/ui_next/src/locales/_build
+	git checkout awx/ui_next/src/locales
 
 ui-release: ui-devel
 ui-devel: awx/ui_next/node_modules
-	$(NPM_BIN) --prefix awx/ui_next run extract-strings
-	$(NPM_BIN) --prefix awx/ui_next run compile-strings
-	$(NPM_BIN) --prefix awx/ui_next run build
+	$(NPM_BIN) --prefix awx/ui_next --loglevel warn run extract-strings
+	$(NPM_BIN) --prefix awx/ui_next --loglevel warn run compile-strings
+	$(NPM_BIN) --prefix awx/ui_next --loglevel warn run build
 	git checkout awx/ui_next/src/locales
 	mkdir -p awx/public/static/css
 	mkdir -p awx/public/static/js
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/README.md b/awx/ui_next/README.md
index 6841100208..2755f136d9 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/README.md
+++ b/awx/ui_next/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@ npm --prefix=awx/ui_next install
 npm --prefix=awx/ui_next start
 ```
 
+### Build for the Development Containers
+If you just want to build a ui for the container-based awx development
+environment, use these make targets:
+
+```shell
+# The ui will be reachable at https://localhost:8043 or
+# http://localhost:8013
+make ui-devel 
+
+# clean up 
+make clean-ui
+```
+
 ### Using an External Server
 If you normally run awx on an external host/server (in this example, `awx.local`),
 you'll need use the `TARGET` environment variable when starting the ui development
@@ -24,18 +37,6 @@ server:
 TARGET='https://awx.local:8043' npm --prefix awx/ui_next start
 ```
 
-### Build for the Development Containers
-If you just want to build a ui that you can use with the container-based awx
-development environment, you can use these make targets:
-
-```shell
-# The ui will be reachable at https://localhost:8043 or http://localhost:8013
-make ui-devel 
-
-# clean up 
-make clean-ui
-```
-
 ## Testing
 ```shell
 # run code formatting check