diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-nym-api-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-nym-api-tests.yml
index bef6e7bc06..d224e0fe2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-nym-api-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-nym-api-tests.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: 18.1.0
+          
+      - name: Yarn install in root
+        run: cd ../../ && yarn install
 
       - name: Install yarn
         run: yarn install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-nym-node-api-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-nym-node-api-tests.yml
index fbc1a6fdc0..5dd2917ffb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-nym-node-api-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-nym-node-api-tests.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     paths:
       - "nym-node/**"
-
+       
 defaults:
   run:
     working-directory: nym-node/tests
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 18.1.0
 
+      - name: Yarn install in root
+        run: cd ../../ && yarn install
+
       - name: Install yarn
         run: yarn install