diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index c4de56d1..0027d03c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -67,11 +67,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Gradle Check Sandbox
         working-directory: sandbox
-        run: ./gradlew check --scan
-
-      - name: Gradle Assemble Sandbox
-        working-directory: sandbox
-        run: ./gradlew assemble pack --scan
+        run: ./gradlew check assemble pack publish --scan
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         if: ${{ always() }}
@@ -81,6 +77,18 @@ jobs:
             sandbox/**/build/reports
             sandbox/**/build/publications
 
+      - name: Gradle Check Samples
+        working-directory: samples
+        run: ./gradlew check assemble pack publish --scan
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        with:
+          name: samples-${{ runner.os }}
+          path: |
+            samples/**/build/reports
+            samples/**/build/publications
+
       - name: ts-consumer Install
         working-directory: sandbox/ts-consumer
         run: yarn install
diff --git a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/NpmPublishPlugin.kt b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/NpmPublishPlugin.kt
index 8314b6f5..4b3a9a9a 100644
--- a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/NpmPublishPlugin.kt
+++ b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/NpmPublishPlugin.kt
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ package dev.petuska.npm.publish
 import com.moowork.gradle.node.task.SetupTask
 import dev.petuska.npm.publish.config.configure
 import dev.petuska.npm.publish.extension.NpmPublishExtension
+import dev.petuska.npm.publish.task.NodeExecTask
 import dev.petuska.npm.publish.task.NpmAssembleTask
 import dev.petuska.npm.publish.task.NpmPackTask
 import dev.petuska.npm.publish.task.NpmPublishTask
 import dev.petuska.npm.publish.util.ProjectEnhancer
 import dev.petuska.npm.publish.util.configure
+import dev.petuska.npm.publish.util.unsafeCast
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.publish.plugins.PublishingPlugin.PUBLISH_LIFECYCLE_TASK_NAME
@@ -33,9 +35,20 @@ public class NpmPublishPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
   private fun ProjectEnhancer.apply() {
     configure(extension)
     pluginManager.withPlugin(NEBULA_NODE_PLUGIN) {
-      project.tasks.named<SetupTask>(SetupTask.NAME).map(SetupTask::getNodeDir)
-        .let(project.layout::dir)
-        .let(extension.nodeHome::convention)
+      val nebulaNodeHome = project.tasks.named<SetupTask>(SetupTask.NAME)
+        .map { it.takeIf { it.enabled }.unsafeCast<SetupTask>() }
+        .map(SetupTask::getNodeDir)
+        .let(layout::dir)
+      extension.nodeHome.sysProjectEnvPropertyConvention(
+        name = "nodeHome",
+        default = nebulaNodeHome.orElse(
+          providers.environmentVariable("NODE_HOME").map(layout.projectDirectory::dir)
+        ),
+        converter = layout.projectDirectory::dir
+      )
+      tasks.withType(NodeExecTask::class.java) {
+        it.dependsOn(nebulaNodeHome)
+      }
     }
     pluginManager.withPlugin(KOTLIN_MPP_PLUGIN) {
       extensions.configure<KotlinMultiplatformExtension> {
diff --git a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/config/extension.kt b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/config/extension.kt
index 5e6e228b..0050a7e3 100644
--- a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/config/extension.kt
+++ b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/config/extension.kt
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ internal fun ProjectEnhancer.configure(extension: NpmPublishExtension) {
   configure(extension.registries)
   extension.nodeHome.sysProjectEnvPropertyConvention(
     name = "nodeHome",
-    default = providers.environmentVariable("NODE_HOME").map { layout.projectDirectory.dir(it) },
-    converter = { layout.projectDirectory.dir(it) }
+    default = providers.environmentVariable("NODE_HOME")
+      .map(layout.projectDirectory::dir),
+    converter = layout.projectDirectory::dir
   )
   extension.readme.sysProjectEnvPropertyConvention("readme") { layout.projectDirectory.file(it) }
   extension.npmIgnore.sysProjectEnvPropertyConvention(
diff --git a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/config/kotlinJsTarget.kt b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/config/kotlinJsTarget.kt
index 88b0d224..de9c92cc 100644
--- a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/config/kotlinJsTarget.kt
+++ b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/config/kotlinJsTarget.kt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ internal fun ProjectEnhancer.configure(target: KotlinJsTargetDsl) {
       )
       pkg.types.sysProjectEnvPropertyConvention(
         pkg.prefix + "types",
-        typesFile.map<String> { it.takeIf(File::exists).also { println(">>>>> TYPES $it") }?.name.unsafeCast() }
+        typesFile.map<String> { it.takeIf(File::exists)?.name.unsafeCast() }
           .orElse(pkg.packageJson.flatMap(PackageJson::types))
       )
       pkg.dependencies.addAllLater(resolveDependencies(target.name, binary))
diff --git a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/config/package.kt b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/config/package.kt
index 8a05b293..72cdeeaa 100644
--- a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/config/package.kt
+++ b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/config/package.kt
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ internal fun ProjectEnhancer.configure(pkg: NpmPackage) {
   pkg.project = project
   pkg.main.sysProjectEnvPropertyConvention(prefix + "main", pkg.packageJson.flatMap(PackageJson::main))
   pkg.types.sysProjectEnvPropertyConvention(prefix + "types", pkg.packageJson.flatMap(PackageJson::types))
-  pkg.readme.sysProjectEnvPropertyConvention(prefix + "readme", extension.readme) { layout.projectDirectory.file(it) }
+  pkg.readme.sysProjectEnvPropertyConvention(prefix + "readme", extension.readme, layout.projectDirectory::file)
   pkg.npmIgnore.sysProjectEnvPropertyConvention(
     prefix + "npmIgnore",
-    extension.npmIgnore
-  ) { layout.projectDirectory.file(it) }
+    extension.npmIgnore,
+    layout.projectDirectory::file
+  )
   pkg.version.sysProjectEnvPropertyConvention(prefix + "version", extension.version)
   pkg.packageName.sysProjectEnvPropertyConvention(prefix + "packageName", provider { project.name })
   pkg.scope.sysProjectEnvPropertyConvention(prefix + "scope", extension.organization)
diff --git a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NodeExecTask.kt b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NodeExecTask.kt
index a8aff9d4..660ef294 100644
--- a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NodeExecTask.kt
+++ b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NodeExecTask.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.io.File
  */
 @Suppress("LeakingThis")
 public abstract class NodeExecTask : DefaultTask(), PluginLogger {
-
   /**
    * Base NodeJS directory used to extract other node executables from. Defaults to 'NODE_HOME' env
    * variable.
@@ -61,9 +60,10 @@ public abstract class NodeExecTask : DefaultTask(), PluginLogger {
    * @return execution result
    */
   @Suppress("SpreadOperator")
-  public fun nodeExec(args: Collection<Any?>, config: Action<ExecSpec> = Action {}): ExecResult = project.exec {
-    val cmd = listOfNotNull(node.get(), *args.toTypedArray()).toTypedArray()
-    it.commandLine(*cmd)
+  public fun nodeExec(args: Collection<String?>, config: Action<ExecSpec> = Action {}): ExecResult = project.exec {
+    val cmd = listOfNotNull(node.get(), *args.toTypedArray())
+    info { "Executing: ${cmd.joinToString(" ")}" }
+    it.commandLine(*cmd.toTypedArray())
     config.execute(it)
   }
 }
diff --git a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NpmExecTask.kt b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NpmExecTask.kt
index f15dc6eb..a374d767 100644
--- a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NpmExecTask.kt
+++ b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NpmExecTask.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ public abstract class NpmExecTask : NodeExecTask() {
    * @param config to be applied to the execution process
    * @return execution result
    */
-  public fun npmExec(args: Collection<Any?>, config: Action<ExecSpec> = Action {}): ExecResult =
-    nodeExec(listOf(npm.get()) + args, config)
+  public fun npmExec(args: Collection<String?>, config: Action<ExecSpec> = Action {}): ExecResult =
+    nodeExec(listOf("${npm.get().asFile}") + args, config)
 }
diff --git a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NpmPackTask.kt b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NpmPackTask.kt
index 1b111839..06811760 100644
--- a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NpmPackTask.kt
+++ b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NpmPackTask.kt
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ public abstract class NpmPackTask : NpmExecTask() {
       "Packing package at ${pDir.path} to ${oDir.parentFile.path} ${if (d) "with" else "without"} --dry-run flag"
     }
     val tmpDir = temporaryDir
-    val args = buildList {
+    val args: List<String> = buildList {
       add("pack")
-      add(pDir)
+      add("$pDir")
       if (d) add("--dry-run")
     }
     npmExec(args) { it.workingDir(tmpDir) }.rethrowFailure()
diff --git a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NpmPublishTask.kt b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NpmPublishTask.kt
index 8201650a..d91cd662 100644
--- a/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NpmPublishTask.kt
+++ b/npm-publish-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/task/NpmPublishTask.kt
@@ -75,21 +75,21 @@ public abstract class NpmPublishTask : NpmExecTask() {
     val uri = reg.uri.get()
     val repo = "${uri.authority.trim()}${uri.path.trim()}/"
     val d = dry.get()
-    debug {
-      "Publishing package at ${pDir.path} to ${reg.name} registry ${if (d) "with" else "without"} --dry-run flag"
+    info {
+      "Publishing package at $pDir to ${reg.name} registry ${if (d) "with" else "without"} --dry-run flag"
     }
-    val args = buildList {
+    val args: List<String> = buildList {
       add("publish")
-      add(pDir)
-      add(listOf("--access", reg.access.get()))
-      add(listOf("--registry", "${uri.scheme.trim()}://$repo"))
-      if (reg.otp.isPresent) add(listOf("--otp", reg.otp.get()))
+      add("$pDir")
+      add("--access=${reg.access.get()}")
+      add("--registry=${uri.scheme.trim()}://$repo")
+      if (reg.otp.isPresent) add("--otp=${reg.otp.get()}")
       if (reg.authToken.isPresent) add("--//$repo:_authToken=${reg.authToken.get()}")
       if (d) add("--dry-run")
-      if (tag.isPresent) add(listOf("--tag", tag.get()))
-      add("${uri.scheme.trim()}://$repo")
+      if (tag.isPresent) add("--tag=${tag.get()}")
+//      add("${uri.scheme.trim()}://$repo")
     }
     npmExec(args) { it.workingDir(packageDir.get()) }.rethrowFailure()
-    if (!d) info { "Published package at ${pDir.path} to ${reg.name} registry" }
+    if (!d) info { "Published package at $pDir to ${reg.name} registry" }
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/gradle.properties b/samples/gradle.properties
index 3d4698e0..5db66d62 100644
--- a/samples/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/gradle.properties
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ group=mpetuska
 version=0.0.0
 
 npm.publish.registry.github.authToken=NONE
-npm.publish.registry.github.dry=true
\ No newline at end of file
+npm.publish.dry=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/no-kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/samples/no-kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 0385a86d..b7441e27 100644
--- a/samples/no-kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/samples/no-kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
   id("convention.base")
   id("dev.petuska.npm.publish")
+  id("com.netflix.nebula.node") version "+"
 }
 
 tasks {
@@ -16,8 +17,13 @@ tasks {
   }
 }
 
+node {
+  download = true
+}
+
 npmPublish {
-  nodeHome.set(File("${System.getProperty("user.home")}/.gradle/nodejs/node-v16.13.0-linux-x64/"))
+  // Not needed thanks to `com.netflix.nebula.node` plugin
+  // nodeHome.set(File("/path/to/your/node/home"))
   packages {
     register("standalone") {
       version.set("4.20.69")