diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 41e361b645805afacc4afd4c3d39a6a3b626692a..0981252f24bd62563ad4a1d6fb23f5dd379ba2fd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ stages:
 
 install:
   stage: install
-  tags: 
+  tags:
     - amd64-docker
   script:
     - apk add --no-cache git openssh
+    - npm config set '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken' $NPM_TOKEN
     - git config --global url."https://gitlab-ci-token:$CI_JOB_TOKEN@code.vereign.com/".insteadOf "git@code.vereign.com:"
     - echo '[http "https://code.vereign.com"]' >> $HOME/.gitconfig
     - echo "  sslVerify = false"  >> $HOME/.gitconfig
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ install:
 
 test:
   stage: test
-  tags: 
+  tags:
     - amd64-docker
   dependencies:
     - install