@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ desc "Watch the site and regenerate when it changes"

 task :watch do

   raise "### You haven't set anything up yet. First run `rake install` to set up an Octopress theme." unless File.directory?(source_dir)

   puts "Starting to watch source with Jekyll and Compass."

+  system "compass compile --css-dir #{source_dir}/stylesheets" unless File.exist?("#{source_dir}/stylesheets/screen.css")

   jekyllPid = Process.spawn("jekyll --auto")

   compassPid = Process.spawn("compass watch")

@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ desc "preview the site in a web browser"

 task :preview do

   raise "### You haven't set anything up yet. First run `rake install` to set up an Octopress theme." unless File.directory?(source_dir)

   puts "Starting to watch source with Jekyll and Compass. Starting Rack on port #{server_port}"

+  system "compass compile --css-dir #{source_dir}/stylesheets" unless File.exist?("#{source_dir}/stylesheets/screen.css")

   jekyllPid = Process.spawn("jekyll --auto")

   compassPid = Process.spawn("compass watch")

   rackupPid = Process.spawn("rackup --port #{server_port}")