diff --git a/client/utils/challenge-types.js b/client/utils/challenge-types.js
index 586053194a6..5cbc1d59f66 100644
--- a/client/utils/challenge-types.js
+++ b/client/utils/challenge-types.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ exports.pathsMap = {
   [js]: 'js',
   [jsProject]: 'js'
 };
-// determine the component to view for each challenge
+// determine the component view for each challenge
 exports.viewTypes = {
   [html]: 'classic',
   [js]: 'classic',
diff --git a/tools/scripts/build/build-external-curricula-data.test.ts b/tools/scripts/build/build-external-curricula-data.test.ts
index 04688b21cda..9ff08d2e8a7 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/build/build-external-curricula-data.test.ts
+++ b/tools/scripts/build/build-external-curricula-data.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ if (envData.clientLocale == 'english' && !envData.showUpcomingChanges) {
       ).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     });
 
+    test('there should be an endpoint to request submit types from', () => {
+      fs.existsSync(
+        `${clientStaticPath}/curriculum-data/${VERSION}/submit-types.json`
+      );
+    });
+
     test('the available-superblocks file should have the correct structure', async () => {
       const validateAvailableSuperBlocks = availableSuperBlocksValidator();
       const availableSuperblocks: unknown = JSON.parse(
diff --git a/tools/scripts/build/build-external-curricula-data.ts b/tools/scripts/build/build-external-curricula-data.ts
index 0e6f0963337..1def9f180e9 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/build/build-external-curricula-data.ts
+++ b/tools/scripts/build/build-external-curricula-data.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { mkdirSync, writeFileSync, readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { resolve, dirname } from 'path';
+import { submitTypes } from '../../../client/utils/challenge-types';
 import { SuperBlocks } from '../../../config/certification-settings';
 
 type Intro = { [keyValue in SuperBlocks]: IntroProps };
@@ -45,15 +46,16 @@ export function buildExtCurriculumData(
   curriculum: Curriculum
 ): void {
   const staticFolderPath = resolve(__dirname, '../../../client/static');
-  const versionPath = `${staticFolderPath}/curriculum-data/${ver}`;
+  const dataPath = `${staticFolderPath}/curriculum-data/`;
   const blockIntroPath = resolve(
     __dirname,
     '../../../client/i18n/locales/english/intro.json'
   );
 
-  mkdirSync(versionPath, { recursive: true });
+  mkdirSync(dataPath, { recursive: true });
 
   parseCurriculumData();
+  getSubmitTypes();
 
   function parseCurriculumData() {
     const superBlockKeys = Object.values(SuperBlocks).filter(x =>
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ export function buildExtCurriculumData(
   }
 
   function writeToFile(fileName: string, data: Record<string, unknown>): void {
-    const filePath = `${versionPath}/${fileName}.json`;
+    const filePath = `${dataPath}/${ver}/${fileName}.json`;
     mkdirSync(dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
     writeFileSync(filePath, JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
   }
@@ -121,4 +123,11 @@ export function buildExtCurriculumData(
 
     return superBlocks[superBlock].title;
   }
+
+  function getSubmitTypes() {
+    writeFileSync(
+      `${dataPath}/submit-types.json`,
+      JSON.stringify(submitTypes, null, 2)
+    );
+  }
 }