diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-workflows.yml b/.github/workflows/test-workflows.yml
index f5976e2988e35..bdd29cd7003c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-workflows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-workflows.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         name: npm install and build
         run: |
           cd n8n
-          npm install
+          npm ci
           npm run bootstrap
           npm run build --if-present
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index c888acaffafdf..759c22766a3ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
     - name: npm install, build, and test
       run: |
-        npm install
+        npm ci
         npm run bootstrap
         npm run build --if-present
         npm test