diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8c541e918..1778044a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ jobs:
         emsdk/emsdk install 2.0.23
         emsdk/emsdk activate 2.0.23
     - run: . emsdk/emsdk_env.sh && echo $(which node)
+    - run: . emsdk/emsdk_env.sh && echo $(which npm)
+    - run: . emsdk/emsdk_env.sh && npm config set user 0
+    - run: . emsdk/emsdk_env.sh && npm config set unsafe-perm true
     - run: . emsdk/emsdk_env.sh && sudo chmod +rx $(which node)
     - run: . emsdk/emsdk_env.sh && emcc -v && node --version
 
diff --git a/make-it/EmMakefile b/make-it/EmMakefile
index e31bdc4eb..d9d2e443e 100644
--- a/make-it/EmMakefile
+++ b/make-it/EmMakefile
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ $(OBJS):
 	@$(MKDIR) -p $(OBJS)
 
 $(PREJS) $(POSTJS): $(CORESOURCEDIR)/vireo.wrapper.js
-	echo $(which node)
 	node --version
 	node splitVireoWrapper.js $(CORESOURCEDIR)/vireo.wrapper.js $(PREJS) $(POSTJS)