diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 90fcaa6d2..1d250a0d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install (Prod dependencies only)
         if: ${{ matrix.flavor == 'prod'}}
-        run: npm ci --prod --no-optional
+        run: npm ci --omit=dev --omit=optional
         working-directory: ${{ matrix.flavor }}/backend
 
       - name: Lint 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
       - name: Install (Prod dependencies only)
-        run: npm ci --prod --no-optional
+        run: npm ci --omit=dev --omit=optional
         if: ${{ matrix.flavor == 'prod'}}
         working-directory: ${{ matrix.flavor }}/frontend
 
diff --git a/docker/backend/Dockerfile b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
index 31acff047..6b368f59e 100644
--- a/docker/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ COPY . .
 
 RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get install -y build-essential python3 pkg-config
-RUN npm install
+RUN npm install --omit=dev --omit=optional
 RUN npm run build
 
 FROM node:16.15.0-buster-slim
diff --git a/docker/frontend/Dockerfile b/docker/frontend/Dockerfile
index e2874ff4e..b58b8ccd0 100644
--- a/docker/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ WORKDIR /build
 COPY . .
 RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get install -y build-essential rsync
-RUN npm i
+RUN npm install --omit=dev --omit=optional
 RUN npm run build
 
 FROM nginx:1.17.8-alpine
diff --git a/production/mempool-build-all b/production/mempool-build-all
index 11342605d..5ac25f7e4 100755
--- a/production/mempool-build-all
+++ b/production/mempool-build-all
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ build_frontend()
     if [ ! -e "mempool-frontend-config.json" ];then
         cp "${HOME}/mempool/production/mempool-frontend-config.${site}.json" "mempool-frontend-config.json"
     fi
-    npm install --prod --no-optional || exit 1
+    npm install --omit=dev --omit=optional || exit 1
     npm run build || exit 1
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ build_backend()
 	-e "s!__ELEMENTS_RPC_PASS__!${ELEMENTS_RPC_PASS}!" \
 	"mempool-config.json"
     fi
-    npm install --prod --no-optional || exit 1
+    npm install --omit=dev --omit=optional || exit 1
     npm run build || exit 1
 }