diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/dependency-audit.yml b/.gitea/workflows/dependency-audit.yml
index 6e4e227..b550aa4 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/dependency-audit.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/dependency-audit.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: webui
         run: |
           node -e "const fs=require('fs'); const pkg=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json')); const rel=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.release.json')); for (const key of ['dependencies','devDependencies','peerDependencies','optionalDependencies','overrides']) if (rel[key]) pkg[key]=rel[key]; fs.writeFileSync('package.json', JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2) + '\n');"
-          npm install
+          rm -f package-lock.json
+          npm cache clean --force
+          npm install --prefer-online
       - name: Run dependency audits
         run: bash scripts/check-dependency-audits.sh
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/module-matrix.yml b/.gitea/workflows/module-matrix.yml
index 39bf9bc..949b9ec 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/module-matrix.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/module-matrix.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: webui
         run: |
           node -e "const fs=require('fs'); const pkg=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json')); const rel=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.release.json')); for (const key of ['dependencies','devDependencies','peerDependencies','optionalDependencies','overrides']) if (rel[key]) pkg[key]=rel[key]; fs.writeFileSync('package.json', JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2) + '\n');"
-          npm install
+          rm -f package-lock.json
+          npm cache clean --force
+          npm install --prefer-online
       - name: Run module matrix and contract tests
         run: bash scripts/check-module-matrix.sh