diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-monitoring/synth.py b/packages/google-cloud-monitoring/synth.py
index 2fe51cad653..eab9b86b22d 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-monitoring/synth.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-monitoring/synth.py
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
 )
 
 # Node.js specific cleanup
-subprocess.run(['npm', 'ci'])
+subprocess.run(['npm', 'install'])
 subprocess.run(['npm', 'run', 'prettier'])
 subprocess.run(['npm', 'run', 'lint'])