--- a/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/frontend/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/frontend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
 add_npm_command(
   OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules"
-  COMMAND CYPRESS_CACHE_FOLDER=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/cypress NG_CLI_ANALYTICS=false npm ci -f ${mgr-dashboard-userconfig}
+  COMMAND CYPRESS_CACHE_FOLDER=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/cypress NG_CLI_ANALYTICS=false npm i -f ${mgr-dashboard-userconfig}
   DEPENDS package.json
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
   COMMENT "dashboard frontend dependencies are being installed"