diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 5fc386ce3c4..32e578d5fce 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - restore_cache:
           key: material2-{{ .Branch }}-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
 
+      - run: bazel run @nodejs//:npm install
       - run: bazel build src/cdk/...
       - save_cache:
           key: material2-{{ .Branch }}-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}