diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5f11d5c..464d0ec 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ variables:
 
 before_script:
   - rustup target add $CARGO_TARGET
-  - apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq sshpass musl musl-tools sqlite3 && ./test_db.sh
+  - apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq sshpass musl musl-tools sqlite3 npm && ./test_db.sh
 
 build:
   stage: build
   script:
     - cargo build --release --target $CARGO_TARGET
-    - cd frontend && npm run build
+    - cd frontend && npm install && npm run build
     - strip target/$CARGO_TARGET/release/rot
   artifacts:
     paths: