diff --git a/npm-packages/license_checker.yml b/npm-packages/license_checker.yml
index 7be131a866f92f3acbada93070f226d408dfe661..6844260d7402f97ae115d885a870b8672dfe87cd 100644
--- a/npm-packages/license_checker.yml
+++ b/npm-packages/license_checker.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ license_check:
       # write config json to config file
       - echo "$NPMRCV2" >> .npmrc
       # install dependencies using local .npmrc
-      - npm install
+      - npm install --userconfig ./.npmrc
       # check for licenses
       - jsgl --local ./ --verbose || exit 1
     only: