diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-test-imperative.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-test-imperative.yml
index a133a4c6..33b11493 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-test-imperative.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-test-imperative.yml
@@ -42,5 +42,7 @@ jobs:
               run: $JHI_SCRIPTS/02-generate-project.sh $JHI_APP
             - name: 'Run JHipster Application server tests'
               run: $JHI_SCRIPTS/03-run-server-tests.sh $JHI_APP
+            - name: 'Run npm clean install'
+              run: $JHI_SCRIPTS/04-run-npm-install.sh $JHI_APP
             - name: 'Run JHipster Application client tests'
-              run: $JHI_SCRIPTS/04-run-client-tests.sh $JHI_APP
+              run: $JHI_SCRIPTS/05-run-client-tests.sh $JHI_APP
diff --git a/test-integration/scripts/04-run-npm-install.sh b/test-integration/scripts/04-run-npm-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c20bc495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-integration/scripts/04-run-npm-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+source $(dirname $0)/00-init-env.sh
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Launch frontend tests
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+cd "$JHI_FOLDER_APP"
+    JHI_CLIENT_PACKAGE_MANAGER=npm
+
+if [ -f "tsconfig.json" ]; then
+    $JHI_CLIENT_PACKAGE_MANAGER install
+fi
diff --git a/test-integration/scripts/04-run-client-tests.sh b/test-integration/scripts/05-run-client-tests.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test-integration/scripts/04-run-client-tests.sh
rename to test-integration/scripts/05-run-client-tests.sh