diff --git a/src/commands/generate-odata-client.ts b/src/commands/generate-odata-client.ts
index 70784dff..47a30783 100644
--- a/src/commands/generate-odata-client.ts
+++ b/src/commands/generate-odata-client.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default class GenerateODataClient extends Command {
         this.log('');
 
         if (await cli.confirm('Do you want to install the @sap-cloud-sdk/generator globally? (y|n)')) {
-          await execa('npm', ['install', '--global', '@sap-cloud-sdk/generator']);
+          await execa('npm', ['install', '--global', '--@sap:registry=https://npm.sap.com', '@sap-cloud-sdk/generator']);
         } else {
           this.error('It is required to have the @sap-cloud-sdk/generator installed globally. Please install and rerun.', { exit: 1 });
         }