diff --git a/.github/workflows/script/check-node-modules.sh b/.github/workflows/script/check-node-modules.sh
index 9178536304..d25995d879 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/script/check-node-modules.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/script/check-node-modules.sh
@@ -7,17 +7,9 @@ if [ ! -z "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
     >&2 echo "Failed: Repo should be clean before testing!"
     exit 1
 fi
-# When updating this, make sure to update the npm version in
-# `.github/workflows/update-dependencies.yml` too.
-sudo npm install --force -g npm@9.2.0
 
-# clean the npm cache to ensure we don't have any files owned by root
-sudo npm cache clean --force
+"$(dirname "$0")/update-node-modules.sh" check-only
 
-# Reinstall modules and then clean to remove absolute paths
-# Use 'npm ci' instead of 'npm install' as this is intended to be reproducible
-npm ci
-npm run removeNPMAbsolutePaths
 # Check that repo is still clean
 if [ ! -z "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
     # If we get a fail here then the PR needs attention
diff --git a/.github/workflows/script/update-node-modules.sh b/.github/workflows/script/update-node-modules.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ff72f8e825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/script/update-node-modules.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+if [ "$1" != "update" && "$1" != "check-only" ]; then
+    >&2 echo "Failed: Invalid argument. Must be 'update' or 'check-only'"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+sudo npm install --force -g npm@9.2.0
+
+# clean the npm cache to ensure we don't have any files owned by root
+sudo npm cache clean --force
+
+if [ "$1" = "update" ]; then
+    npm install
+fi
+
+# Reinstall modules and then clean to remove absolute paths
+# Use 'npm ci' instead of 'npm install' as this is intended to be reproducible
+npm ci
+npm run removeNPMAbsolutePaths
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/update-dependencies.yml
index eef8687bcb..92e4a6b2bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-dependencies.yml
@@ -27,12 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         git fetch origin "$BRANCH" --depth=1
         git checkout "origin/$BRANCH"
-        # When updating this, make sure to update the npm version in
-        # `.github/workflows/script/check-node-modules.sh` too.
-        sudo npm install --force -g npm@9.2.0
-        npm install
-        npm ci
-        npm run removeNPMAbsolutePaths
+        .github/workflows/script/update-node-modules.sh update
         if [ ! -z "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
           git config --global user.email "github-actions@github.com"
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"