diff --git a/runTests.sh b/runTests.sh
index 57721ca8e..e3bb4a813 100755
--- a/runTests.sh
+++ b/runTests.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ function finish {
 }
 trap finish EXIT
 
+npm install -g gulp typescript jest
+
 npm --prefix ./core/ ci
 npm --prefix ./core/ run build
 npm --prefix ./bolt-connection/ ci