diff --git a/rust-bins/xtask/src/main.rs b/rust-bins/xtask/src/main.rs
index b5077613e4079cce28dc347a667c0dc362e1d15a..bb1bbf3e0798818a49fe831c9833c88dc372b9f5 100644
--- a/rust-bins/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust-bins/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ fn build(skip_npm: bool, production: bool) -> Result<()> {
         exec_should_success(
             Command::new("npm")
                 .env("NEON_BUILD_RELEASE", "true")
-                .arg("install"),
+                .arg("ci"),
         )?;
         if production {
             exec_should_success(Command::new("npm").args(&["prune", "--production"]))?;