diff --git a/npm-packages/license_checker.yml b/npm-packages/license_checker.yml
index 28a804d601dc05840bce70f5a47279ea0231d66d..f4a499f34877f9d7b63394d95660a43bd887573e 100644
--- a/npm-packages/license_checker.yml
+++ b/npm-packages/license_checker.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ license_check:
       - !reference [.connect, script]   
       # Change to the directory containing package.json
       - cd $PACKAGE_DIR   
+      # create the npmrc file needed by jfrog
+      - jfrog rt npmc
       # install dependencies
-      - jfrog rt npmi --build-name='license' --build-number=$CI_JOB_ID
+      - jfrog rt npmi --build-name="license" --build-number=$CI_JOB_ID
       - jsgl --local ./ || exit 1
     only:
       - tags