diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-kms/synth.py b/packages/google-cloud-kms/synth.py
index 030fe3c6861..63d3d940e69 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-kms/synth.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-kms/synth.py
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@
 #
 # Node.js specific cleanup
 #
-subprocess.run(['npm', 'ci'])
+subprocess.run(['npm', 'install'])
 subprocess.run(['npm', 'run', 'prettier'])
 subprocess.run(['npm', 'run', 'lint'])