diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-bindings.yml b/.github/workflows/build-bindings.yml
index efd67dca..6a5faba9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-bindings.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-bindings.yml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run Aerospike server
       if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'new-server-features') }}
       run: |
-        npm i -g @types/mocha @types/yargs @types/semver @types/chai
+        npm i @types/mocha @types/yargs @types/semver @types/chai
         docker run -d --name aerospike -p 3000-3002:3000-3002 aerospike/aerospike-server
 
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get install -y make;
         sudo apt install build-essential;
         ./scripts/build-c-client.sh
-        npm install -g
+        npm install
       env:
         CFLAGS: '-Werror' 
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index cce41935..a3999f4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
-        npm i -g @types/mocha @types/yargs @types/semver @types/chai
-        npm install -g;
+        npm i @types/mocha @types/yargs @types/semver @types/chai
+        npm install;
         docker run -d --name aerospike -p 3000-3002:3000-3002 aerospike/aerospike-server aerospike:ce-7.2.0.1_1
         sleep 10
         npm run ts-test -- --h 127.0.0.1 --port 3000;