diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 2430d9746..c1a4a28fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@ jobs:
         key: x-napi-v2-${{ steps.node-install.outputs.node-version }} # the cache key consists of a manually bumpable version and the node version, as the cached rustc artifacts contain linking information where to find node.lib, which is in a versioned directory.
     - name: Run npm install
       working-directory: ./api/node
-      run: npm install
-    - name: Typescript check
-      working-directory: ./api/node
-      run: npm run syntax_check
+      run: npm install --ignore-scripts
     - name: Build node plugin in debug
       run: npm run build:debug
       working-directory: ./api/node
+    - name: Typescript check
+      working-directory: ./api/node
+      run: npm run syntax_check
     - name: Run node tests
       working-directory: ./api/node
       run: npm test
diff --git a/tests/driver/nodejs/nodejs.rs b/tests/driver/nodejs/nodejs.rs
index deda54160..5dba02f1d 100644
--- a/tests/driver/nodejs/nodejs.rs
+++ b/tests/driver/nodejs/nodejs.rs
@@ -12,16 +12,28 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
         // it tries to emulate CreateProcess.
         let npm = which::which("npm").unwrap();
 
-        // builds and installs the slint node package
+        // installs the slint node package dependencies
         std::process::Command::new(npm.clone())
                 .arg("install")
                 .arg("--no-audit")
+                .arg("--ignore-scripts")
                 .current_dir(node_dir.clone())
                 .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
                 .stderr(std::process::Stdio::piped())
                 .output()
                 .map_err(|err| format!("Could not launch npm install: {}", err)).unwrap();
 
+        // builds the slint node package in debug
+        std::process::Command::new(npm.clone())
+                .arg("run")
+                .arg("build:debug")
+                .current_dir(node_dir.clone())
+                .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
+                .stderr(std::process::Stdio::piped())
+                .output()
+                .map_err(|err| format!("Could not launch npm install: {}", err)).unwrap();
+
+
         node_dir.join("index.js")
     };
 }