diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index e7d57e89..f6afcc82 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -653,6 +653,10 @@ var install = exports.install = function(module, options) {
 
             if (code) return console.log(code);
 
+            // Load mean.json
+            packagesMeanJson(__dirname);
+
+            // Load package.json
             loadPackageJson('./package.json', function(err, data) {
               if (err) return console.error(err);
 
@@ -669,25 +673,8 @@ var install = exports.install = function(module, options) {
   });
 };
 
-exports.preinstall = function() {
-
-  requiresRoot(function() {
-    loadPackageJson('./mean.json', function(err, data) {
-
-      if (err || !data) return;
-
-      for (var dep in data.dependencies) {
-
-        install(dep + '@' + data.dependencies[dep], {
-          skipNpm: true
-        });
-      }
-    });
-  });
-};
 
 exports.postinstall = function() {
-
   requiresRoot(function() {
     console.log(chalk.green('Installing Bower depenedencies'));
     require('bower').commands.install().on('error', function(err) {
@@ -698,6 +685,12 @@ exports.postinstall = function() {
     packagesNpmInstall('packages/custom');
     packagesNpmInstall('packages/core');
     packagesNpmInstall('packages/contrib');
+
+    // Load mean.json
+
+    var source = process.cwd();
+    packagesMeanJson(source);
+
   });
 };
 
@@ -714,6 +707,9 @@ function packagesNpmInstall(source) {
 
       files.forEach(function(file) {
         var pkgPath = path.join(packages, file);
+
+        packagesMeanJson(pkgPath);
+
         loadPackageJson(path.join(pkgPath, 'package.json'), function(err, data) {
           if (err || !data.mean) return;
 
@@ -731,6 +727,20 @@ function packagesNpmInstall(source) {
   });
 }
 
+function packagesMeanJson(source) {
+  // Load mean.json
+  loadPackageJson(path.join(source, 'mean.json'), function(err, data) {
+    if (err || !data) return;
+
+    for (var dep in data.dependencies) {
+      install(dep + '@' + data.dependencies[dep], {
+        skipNpm: false
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+}
+
 exports.uninstall = function(module) {
   requiresRoot(function() {
     console.log(chalk.yellow('Removing module:'), module);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index de054b8a..0725cb5a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "meanio",
-  "version": "0.5.27",
+  "version": "0.5.28",
   "preferGlobal": true,
   "description": "Simple command line interface for installing and managing MEAN apps",
   "author": {