diff --git a/examples/token/.gitignore b/examples/token/.gitignore
index b28696155d..17aa483ab4 100644
--- a/examples/token/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/token/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 outputs/
-build/
diff --git a/examples/token/build/main.aleo b/examples/token/build/main.aleo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f149f202a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/token/build/main.aleo
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+program token.aleo;
+
+record token:
+    owner as address.private;
+    gates as u64.private;
+    amount as u64.private;
+
+function mint:
+    input r0 as address.private;
+    input r1 as u64.private;
+    cast r0 0u64 r1 into r2 as token.record;
+    output r2 as token.record;
+
+function transfer:
+    input r0 as token.record;
+    input r1 as address.private;
+    input r2 as u64.private;
+    sub r0.amount r2 into r3;
+    cast r0.owner r0.gates r3 into r4 as token.record;
+    cast r1 0u64 r2 into r5 as token.record;
+    output r4 as token.record;
+    output r5 as token.record;
diff --git a/examples/token/build/program.json b/examples/token/build/program.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc619581eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/token/build/program.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "program": "token.aleo",
+    "version": "0.0.0",
+    "description": "",
+    "development": {
+        "private_key": "APrivateKey1zkpBqRv2cwkSiR4hQ3Tb4AZFD3XzdwPqV9QsEykTKBV1YKT",
+        "address": "aleo1ht2a9q0gsd38j0se4t9lsfulxgqrens2vgzgry3pkvs93xrrzu8s892zn7"
+    },
+    "license": "MIT"
+}
diff --git a/leo/context.rs b/leo/context.rs
index b3c164c7ba..3b79cfd0e6 100644
--- a/leo/context.rs
+++ b/leo/context.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ use leo_errors::{CliError, PackageError, Result};
 use snarkvm::file::Manifest;
 
 use leo_package::build::{BuildDirectory, BUILD_DIRECTORY_NAME};
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Write;
 use std::{
     env::current_dir,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ impl Context {
         let manifest = Manifest::<Network>::open(&path).map_err(PackageError::failed_to_open_manifest)?;
 
         // Lookup the program id.
-        let program_id = manifest.program_id();
+        // let program_id = manifest.program_id();
 
         // Create the Leo build/ directory if it doesn't exist.
         let build_path = path.join(Path::new(BUILD_DIRECTORY_NAME));
@@ -62,9 +64,19 @@ impl Context {
         }
 
         // Mirror the program.json file in the Leo build/ directory for Aleo SDK compilation.
-        if !Manifest::<Network>::exists_at(&build_path) {
-            Manifest::<Network>::create(&build_path, program_id).map_err(PackageError::failed_to_open_manifest)?;
-        }
+
+        // Read the manifest file to string.
+        let manifest_string =
+            std::fs::read_to_string(&manifest.path()).map_err(PackageError::failed_to_open_manifest)?;
+
+        // Construct the file path.
+        let build_manifest_path = build_path.join(Manifest::<Network>::file_name());
+
+        // Write the file.
+        File::create(&build_manifest_path)
+            .map_err(PackageError::failed_to_open_manifest)?
+            .write_all(manifest_string.as_bytes())
+            .map_err(PackageError::failed_to_open_manifest)?;
 
         // Get package name from program id.
         Ok(manifest)