diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index 0a92e282..79062a32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ jobs:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
     - name: npm install, build, and test
       run: |
-        npm run build 
+        npm install
+        npm run build
         npm test
       env:
         CI: true