diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/test/integ/init/test-typescript-versions.sh b/packages/aws-cdk/test/integ/init/test-typescript-versions.sh
index 8df00129a7bff..da5793661a97e 100755
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/test/integ/init/test-typescript-versions.sh
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/test/integ/init/test-typescript-versions.sh
@@ -15,15 +15,22 @@ MIN_SUPPORTED_TS_VERSION=${1:-"3.9"}
 SUPPORTED_TS_VERSIONS=$(node ${integdir}/typescript-versions.js ${MIN_SUPPORTED_TS_VERSION})
 
 for version in $SUPPORTED_TS_VERSIONS; do
-    echo "Testing against TypeScript v$version"
+    header TypeScript v$version
 
     setup
 
+    set -x
+    node --version
+    npm --version
+
     cdk init -l typescript sample-app --generate-only
-    npm pkg delete devDependencies
+    sed '/\"devDependencies\"/,/}/ d; /^$/d' package.json > package.json.new && rm package.json && mv package.json.new package.json
     npm install --save-dev typescript@$version
+    npm install # Older versions of npm require this to be a separate step from the one above
     npm prune && npm ls
     rm test/*
     npm run build
     cdk synth
+
+    set +x
 done