diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a98304c0..154118ee 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ jobs:
           environment:
             GCLOUD_PROJECT: long-door-651
             GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: /home/node/bigquery-samples/.circleci/key.json
+            NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX: /home/node/.npm-global
       - run:
           name: Remove unencrypted key.
           command: rm .circleci/key.json