diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 7cf88e6e..479dd178 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-SCRIPT_VERSION="75"
+SCRIPT_VERSION="76"
 SCRIPT_URL='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/amidaware/tacticalrmm/master/install.sh'
 
 sudo apt install -y curl wget dirmngr gnupg lsb-release
@@ -336,9 +336,23 @@ MESH_VER=$(grep "^MESH_VER" "$SETTINGS_FILE" | awk -F'[= "]' '{print $5}')
 sudo mkdir -p /meshcentral/meshcentral-data
 sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} -R /meshcentral
 cd /meshcentral
-npm install meshcentral@${MESH_VER}
 sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} -R /meshcentral
 
+mesh_pkg="$(
+  cat <<EOF
+{
+  "dependencies": {
+    "archiver": "5.3.1",
+    "meshcentral": "${MESH_VER}",
+    "otplib": "10.2.3",
+    "pg": "8.7.1",
+    "pgtools": "0.3.2"
+  }
+}
+EOF
+)"
+echo "${mesh_pkg}" >/meshcentral/package.json
+
 meshcfg="$(
   cat <<EOF
 {
@@ -382,6 +396,8 @@ EOF
 )"
 echo "${meshcfg}" >/meshcentral/meshcentral-data/config.json
 
+npm install
+
 localvars="$(
   cat <<EOF
 SECRET_KEY = "${DJANGO_SEKRET}"
diff --git a/restore.sh b/restore.sh
index ebb02f69..76983593 100755
--- a/restore.sh
+++ b/restore.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-SCRIPT_VERSION="50"
+SCRIPT_VERSION="51"
 SCRIPT_URL='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/amidaware/tacticalrmm/master/restore.sh'
 
 sudo apt update
@@ -349,7 +349,21 @@ else
 fi
 
 cd /meshcentral
-npm install meshcentral@${MESH_VER}
+mesh_pkg="$(
+  cat <<EOF
+{
+  "dependencies": {
+    "archiver": "5.3.1",
+    "meshcentral": "${MESH_VER}",
+    "otplib": "10.2.3",
+    "pg": "8.7.1",
+    "pgtools": "0.3.2"
+  }
+}
+EOF
+)"
+echo "${mesh_pkg}" >/meshcentral/package.json
+npm install
 
 if [ "$FROM_MONGO" = true ]; then
   node node_modules/meshcentral --dbimport >/dev/null
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index bc9408a1..0522d5da 100644
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-SCRIPT_VERSION="146"
+SCRIPT_VERSION="147"
 SCRIPT_URL='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/amidaware/tacticalrmm/master/update.sh'
 LATEST_SETTINGS_URL='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/amidaware/tacticalrmm/master/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/settings.py'
 YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
@@ -407,8 +407,22 @@ if [[ "${CURRENT_MESH_VER}" != "${LATEST_MESH_VER}" ]] || [[ "$force" = true ]];
   sudo systemctl stop meshcentral
   sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} -R /meshcentral
   cd /meshcentral
-  rm -rf node_modules/
-  npm install meshcentral@${LATEST_MESH_VER}
+  rm -rf node_modules/ package.json package-lock.json
+  mesh_pkg="$(
+    cat <<EOF
+{
+  "dependencies": {
+    "archiver": "5.3.1",
+    "meshcentral": "${LATEST_MESH_VER}",
+    "otplib": "10.2.3",
+    "pg": "8.7.1",
+    "pgtools": "0.3.2"
+  }
+}
+EOF
+  )"
+  echo "${mesh_pkg}" >/meshcentral/package.json
+  npm install
   sudo systemctl start meshcentral
 fi