diff --git a/ui/build.gradle b/ui/build.gradle
index 7735a3116..64fe2e561 100644
--- a/ui/build.gradle
+++ b/ui/build.gradle
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ node {
     download = true
 }
 
+npmInstall.setNpmCommand('ci')
+
 npm_run_build {
     inputs.dir 'src'
     outputs.dir 'dist'