diff --git a/build-k8s-lenz.jenkins b/build-k8s-lenz.jenkins
index fa116bf..33e285c 100644
--- a/build-k8s-lenz.jenkins
+++ b/build-k8s-lenz.jenkins
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ pipeline {
                             mkdir -p /root/.npm/_logs
                             chmod 755 /root 
                             chown -R 1000:1000 /root/.npm
+                            printf '%s\\n' "Upgrading NPM"
+                            npm install -g npm@^9.6.7
                             printf '%s\\n' "Changing user to node"
                             su - node
                             printf '%s\\n' "Setting up NODE user build permissions"
                             mkdir -p "/home/node/.npm"
-                            printf '%s\\n' "Setting up PATH"
-                            export PATH="/home/node/.npm/bin:${PATH}"
                             printf '%s\\n' "Configuring NODE"
                             npm config set prefix="/home/node/.npm"
                             npm config set unsafe-perm true