diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a16da0c890..0864934fa9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
 
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/61789467
+    - run: npm config list
+    - run: npm config delete proxy
+    - run: npm config delete http-proxy
+    - run: npm config delete https-proxy
     - run: npm ci
     - run: ./node_modules/.bin/lerna bootstrap
     - run: npm run build:dev:backend