diff --git a/accounts/Makefile b/accounts/Makefile
index 1a0b8ac432..fa73e25a21 100644
--- a/accounts/Makefile
+++ b/accounts/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ yarn-build: node_modules
 
 .PHONY: node_modules
 node_modules:
+	apk add npm
 	npm install --global yarn
 	yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
diff --git a/graph-explorer/Makefile b/graph-explorer/Makefile
index 4c991be436..076c9d566d 100644
--- a/graph-explorer/Makefile
+++ b/graph-explorer/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ ci-go-generate: pull-assets # CI runs ci-node-generate automatically before this
 
 .PHONY: ci-node-generate
 ci-node-generate:
+	apk add npm
 	npm install --global yarn
 	yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
diff --git a/settings/Makefile b/settings/Makefile
index 3889e4cb1a..58a2411023 100644
--- a/settings/Makefile
+++ b/settings/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ yarn-build: node_modules
 
 .PHONY: node_modules
 node_modules:
+	apk add npm
+	npm install --global yarn
 	yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
 ############ protobuf ############
diff --git a/web/Makefile b/web/Makefile
index 43eb525d08..f96966e251 100644
--- a/web/Makefile
+++ b/web/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ ci-go-generate: pull-assets # CI runs ci-node-generate automatically before this
 
 .PHONY: ci-node-generate
 ci-node-generate:
+	apk add npm
 	npm install --global yarn
 	yarn install --frozen-lockfile