diff --git a/.github/workflows/backcompat.yml b/.github/workflows/backcompat.yml
index 6e09776ae..11e3764bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backcompat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backcompat.yml
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-node@v1
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-    - run: npm ci
+    - run: npm install
     - run: npm run backcompattest