diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c59e3b9ea1..b2c600f682 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ endif
 .PHONY: npm
 npm:
 ifneq (, $(npm))
-	$(npm) ci
 	$(npm) run build
 else
 	@echo "npm command not available, please install nodejs first"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7c0de354d8..cde020c81c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": "^16.0.0",
-        "npm": "^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0"
+        "npm": "^8.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 27c51e5a48..8ed9bc7bdd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "description": "An RSS/Atom feed reader",
   "main": "js/nextcloud-news-main.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "prebuild": "npm install && npm ci",
+    "prebuild": "npm ci",
     "build": "NODE_ENV=production webpack --progress --config webpack.js",
     "dev": "NODE_ENV=development webpack --progress --config webpack.js",
     "watch": "NODE_ENV=development webpack --progress --watch --config webpack.js",