diff --git a/.github/workflows/flow-task-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/flow-task-test.yaml
index 6aa191d33..8d4792dca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flow-task-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flow-task-test.yaml
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@ jobs:
           verbosity: 3
           wait: 120s
 
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        id: npm-deps
-        run: npm ci
-
-      - name: Compile Project
-        run: npm run build
-
       - name: Run Example Task File Test
         run: |
           task default-with-relay
diff --git a/Taskfile.helper.yml b/Taskfile.helper.yml
index ccc17a41d..2e6f9760e 100644
--- a/Taskfile.helper.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.helper.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ env:
 tasks:
   init:
     cmds:
+      - task: "install:solo"
       - task: "var:check"
       - task: "run:build"
 
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 1f7261e03..5994169b9 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ tasks:
       - echo "This command is meant to deploy a Solo network to a Kind cluster on your local machine, "
       - echo "ctrl-c if this is not what you want to do."
       - sleep 5
-      - task: "install:solo"
       - task: "install"
       - task: "start"
 
diff --git a/examples/Taskfile.examples.yml b/examples/Taskfile.examples.yml
index 38ac0d4db..f8db6a49b 100644
--- a/examples/Taskfile.examples.yml
+++ b/examples/Taskfile.examples.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - task: "install:kubectl:darwin"
       - task: "install:kubectl:linux"
-      - task: "install:solo"
       - task: "install"
       - task: "start"