diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f9ce516bc..a0be476e5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ database: --stack-work-build --database --stack-krow-build
 	export SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK=$${SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK:-true}
 	stack exec uniworxdb -- $(db)
 
-node_modules: package.json
-	npm install
+node_modules: .npmrc package.json
+	npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline
+
+.npmrc:
+	command gup .npmrc
 
 .PHONY: %.lock
 %.lock: