diff --git a/build-k8s-lenz.jenkins b/build-k8s-lenz.jenkins
index ae2422c..ca5b431 100644
--- a/build-k8s-lenz.jenkins
+++ b/build-k8s-lenz.jenkins
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ pipeline {
                             apt-get update
                             DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive TZ=Etc/UTC apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y rpm
                             printf '%s\\n' "Setting up ROOT user build permissions"
-                            mkdir -p /root/.npm/_logs /root/.npmrc
+                            mkdir -p /root/.npm/_logs
                             chmod 755 /root 
-                            chown -R 1000:1000 /root/.npm /root/.npmrc
+                            chown -R 1000:1000 /root/.npm
                             printf '%s\\n' "Changing user to node"
                             su - node
                             printf '%s\\n' "Setting up NODE user build permissions"