diff --git a/packages/grpc-js/scripts/xds.sh b/packages/grpc-js/scripts/xds.sh
index 12666069..a3f10da3 100755
--- a/packages/grpc-js/scripts/xds.sh
+++ b/packages/grpc-js/scripts/xds.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ set -exu -o pipefail
 [[ -f /VERSION ]] && cat /VERSION
 
 cd $base
-npm run compile
+npm install
 
 cd ../../..