diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 384525655..77bed60f0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ variables:
   POSTGRES_DB: uniworx_test
   POSTGRES_USER: uniworx
   POSTGRES_PASSWORD: uniworx
+  N_PREFIX: "${HOME}/.n"
+  PATH: "${N_PREFIX}/bin:$PATH"
   
 stages:
   - setup
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ npm install:
   before_script: &npm
     - apt-get update -y
     - npm install -g n
-    - n stable
+    - n 13.5.0
     - npm install -g npm
     - hash -r
     - apt-get -y install openssh-client exiftool