diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6a211def2..a03f8035e1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ test/functional/*.png
 # Built asset files
 /ghost/core/core/built
 /ghost/core/core/frontend/public/ghost.min.css
+/ghost/core/core/frontend/public/comment-counts.min.js
 
 # Caddyfile - for local development with ssl + caddy
 Caddyfile
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/bridge.js b/ghost/core/core/bridge.js
index 0ace590f5c..6549a15f65 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/bridge.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/bridge.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const logging = require('@tryghost/logging');
 const tpl = require('@tryghost/tpl');
 const themeEngine = require('./frontend/services/theme-engine');
 const appService = require('./frontend/services/apps');
-const {adminAuthAssets, cardAssets,commentCountsAssets, memberAttributionAssets} = require('./frontend/services/assets-minification');
+const {adminAuthAssets, cardAssets, memberAttributionAssets} = require('./frontend/services/assets-minification');
 const routerManager = require('./frontend/services/routing').routerManager;
 const settingsCache = require('./shared/settings-cache');
 const urlService = require('./server/services/url');
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ class Bridge {
 
             // TODO: is this in the right place?
             // rebuild asset files
-            commentCountsAssets.invalidate();
             adminAuthAssets.invalidate();
             memberAttributionAssets.invalidate();
         } catch (err) {
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/frontend/src/comment-counts/js/comment-counts.js b/ghost/core/core/frontend/public/comment-counts.js
similarity index 100%
rename from ghost/core/core/frontend/src/comment-counts/js/comment-counts.js
rename to ghost/core/core/frontend/public/comment-counts.js
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/frontend/services/assets-minification/CommentCountsAssets.js b/ghost/core/core/frontend/services/assets-minification/CommentCountsAssets.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 422b0b305f..0000000000
--- a/ghost/core/core/frontend/services/assets-minification/CommentCountsAssets.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-const Minifier = require('@tryghost/minifier');
-const path = require('path');
-const config = require('../../../shared/config');
-const AssetsMinificationBase = require('./AssetsMinificationBase');
-
-module.exports = class CommentCountsAssets extends AssetsMinificationBase {
-    constructor(options = {}) {
-        super(options);
-
-        this.src = options.src || path.join(config.get('paths').assetSrc, 'comment-counts');
-        this.dest = options.dest || config.getContentPath('public');
-        this.minifier = new Minifier({src: this.src, dest: this.dest});
-
-        this.files = [];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @override
-     */
-    generateGlobs() {
-        return {
-            'comment-counts.min.js': 'js/*.js'
-        };
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @override
-     */
-    async load() {
-        const globs = this.generateGlobs();
-        this.files = await this.minify(globs);
-    }
-};
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/frontend/services/assets-minification/index.js b/ghost/core/core/frontend/services/assets-minification/index.js
index f69e5352fe..611c9d4845 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/frontend/services/assets-minification/index.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/frontend/services/assets-minification/index.js
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 const AdminAuthAssets = require('./AdminAuthAssets');
 const CardAssets = require('./CardAssets');
-const CommentCountsAssets = require('./CommentCountsAssets');
 const MemberAttributionAssets = require('./MemberAttributionAssets');
 
 const adminAuthAssets = new AdminAuthAssets();
 const cardAssets = new CardAssets();
-const commentCountsAssets = new CommentCountsAssets();
 const memberAttributionAssets = new MemberAttributionAssets();
 
 module.exports = {
     adminAuthAssets,
     cardAssets,
-    commentCountsAssets,
     memberAttributionAssets
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/frontend/web/site.js b/ghost/core/core/frontend/web/site.js
index 637e3a8f83..934994ae2e 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/frontend/web/site.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/frontend/web/site.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const membersService = require('../../server/services/members');
 const offersService = require('../../server/services/offers');
 const customRedirects = require('../../server/services/custom-redirects');
 const linkRedirects = require('../../server/services/link-redirection');
-const {cardAssets, commentCountsAssets, memberAttributionAssets} = require('../services/assets-minification');
+const {cardAssets, memberAttributionAssets} = require('../services/assets-minification');
 const siteRoutes = require('./routes');
 const shared = require('../../server/web/shared');
 const errorHandler = require('@tryghost/mw-error-handler');
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module.exports = function setupSiteApp(routerConfig) {
     siteApp.use(cardAssets.serveMiddleware(), mw.servePublicFile('built', 'public/cards.min.js', 'application/javascript', config.get('caching:publicAssets:maxAge')));
 
     // Comment counts
-    siteApp.use(commentCountsAssets.serveMiddleware(), mw.servePublicFile('built', 'public/comment-counts.min.js', 'application/javascript', config.get('caching:publicAssets:maxAge')));
+    siteApp.use(mw.servePublicFile('static', 'public/comment-counts.min.js', 'application/javascript', config.get('caching:publicAssets:maxAge')));
 
     // Member attribution
     siteApp.use(memberAttributionAssets.serveMiddleware(), mw.servePublicFile('built', 'public/member-attribution.min.js', 'application/javascript', config.get('caching:publicAssets:maxAge')));
diff --git a/ghost/core/package.json b/ghost/core/package.json
index f43406c864..283400c2e9 100644
--- a/ghost/core/package.json
+++ b/ghost/core/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "archive": "npm pack",
     "dev": "node --watch index.js",
-    "build:assets": "postcss core/frontend/public/ghost.css --no-map --use cssnano -o core/frontend/public/ghost.min.css",
+    "build:assets:css": "postcss core/frontend/public/ghost.css --no-map --use cssnano -o core/frontend/public/ghost.min.css",
+    "build:assets:js": "../minifier/bin/minify core/frontend/public/comment-counts.js core/frontend/public/comment-counts.min.js",
+    "build:assets": "yarn build:assets:css && yarn build:assets:js",
     "test": "yarn test:unit",
     "test:base": "mocha --reporter dot --require=./test/utils/overrides.js --exit --trace-warnings --recursive --extension=test.js",
     "test:single": "yarn test:base --timeout=60000",
@@ -282,6 +284,7 @@
       },
       "dev": {
         "dependsOn": [
+          "build:assets",
           "^build:ts"
         ]
       },
diff --git a/ghost/minifier/bin/minify b/ghost/minifier/bin/minify
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2ab3340bcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/minifier/bin/minify
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Script to minify a given file
+ *
+ * Usage: bin/minify <source> <destination>
+ */
+
+const path = require('path');
+const Minifier = require('../index');
+
+const src = path.parse(process.argv[2]);
+const dest = path.parse(process.argv[3]);
+
+const minifier = new Minifier({src: src.dir, dest: dest.dir});
+
+(async () => {
+    try {
+        await minifier.minify({
+            [dest.base]: src.base
+        });
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
+
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
+})();