diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cf0c682ce..a20b91df9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,9 +34,14 @@ stages:
 
 node dependencies:
   stage: frontend:build
+  cache:
+    - &npm-cache
+      key: default-npm
+      paths:
+        - .npm
+        - node_modules
   script:
-    - nix -L build -o result ".#uniworxNodeDependencies"
-    - nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR result) | xz -T0 -2 > node-dependencies.nar.xz
+    - make node_modules
   before_script: &nix-before
     - git config --global init.defaultBranch master
     - install -v -m 0700 -d ~/.ssh
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ node dependencies:
     - install -v -T -m 0644 "${NIX_NETRC}" /etc/nix/netrc
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - node-dependencies.nar.xz
+      - node_modules/
     name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
     expire_in: "1 day"
   retry: 2