diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index fab7cf1a..ba12765a 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
 # Imports
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import os
-
+import glob
+import shutil
+import urllib
+from pathlib import Path
 from invoke import task, call, Collection
 from invoke.exceptions import Exit, UnexpectedExit
 
@@ -205,5 +208,21 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
     server.serve_forever()
 
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@task
+def web_build(ctx):
+    # Step 1: build the wheel
+    build(ctx)
+    # Step 2: Copy the wheel to the web folder, so the http server can access it
+    newest_wheel = Path(max(glob.glob('dist/*.whl'), key=lambda f: os.path.getmtime(f)))
+    shutil.copy(newest_wheel, Path('web/'))
+    # Step 3: Write wheel's name to web/packageFile
+    with open(Path('web', 'packageFile'), mode='w') as package_file:
+        package_file.write(str(Path('/') / newest_wheel.name))
+    # Step 4: Success!
+    print('Include ?packageFile=true in your URL!')
+
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 web_tasks.add_task(serve)
+web_tasks.add_task(web_build, name="build")
diff --git a/web/.gitignore b/web/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d9b8aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# files created by invoke web.build
+*.whl
+packageFile
diff --git a/web/README.md b/web/README.md
index a8cc89c8..27f1c196 100644
--- a/web/README.md
+++ b/web/README.md
@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@ controller using some other transport (ex: `python apps/hci_bridge.py ws-server:
 For HTTP, start an HTTP server with the `web` directory as its
 root. You can use the invoke task `inv web.serve` for convenience.
 
+`inv web.build` will build the local copy of bumble and automatically copy the `.whl` file
+to the web directory. To use this build, include the param `?packageFile=true` to the URL.
+
 In a browser, open either `scanner/scanner.html` or `speaker/speaker.html`.
 You can pass optional query parameters:
 
+  * `packageFile=true` will automatically use the bumble package built via the
+    `inv web.build` command.
   * `package` may be set to point to a local build of Bumble (`.whl` files).
      The filename must be URL-encoded of course, and must be located under
      the `web` directory (the HTTP server won't serve files not under its
diff --git a/web/bumble.js b/web/bumble.js
index c554bc28..33b62f69 100644
--- a/web/bumble.js
+++ b/web/bumble.js
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ export class Bumble extends EventTarget {
         }
 
         // Load the Bumble module
-        bumblePackage ||= 'bumble';
         console.log('Installing micropip');
         this.log(`Installing ${bumblePackage}`)
         await this.pyodide.loadPackage('micropip');
@@ -166,6 +165,20 @@ export class Bumble extends EventTarget {
     }
 }
 
+async function getBumblePackage() {
+    const params = (new URL(document.location)).searchParams;
+    // First check the packageFile override param
+    if (params.has('packageFile')) {
+        return await (await fetch('/packageFile')).text() 
+    }
+    // Then check the package override param
+    if (params.has('package')) {
+        return params.get('package')
+    }
+    // If no override params, default to the main package
+    return 'bumble'
+}
+
 export async function setupSimpleApp(appUrl, bumbleControls, log) {
     // Load Bumble
     log('Loading Bumble');
@@ -173,8 +186,7 @@ export async function setupSimpleApp(appUrl, bumbleControls, log) {
     bumble.addEventListener('log', (event) => {
         log(event.message);
     })
-    const params = (new URL(document.location)).searchParams;
-    await bumble.loadRuntime(params.get('package'));
+    await bumble.loadRuntime(await getBumblePackage());
 
     log('Bumble is ready!')
     const app = await bumble.loadApp(appUrl);