diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-test.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-test.yml
index 859124aa6c..6465c1a882 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-test.yml
@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 18
-          cache: npm
-          cache-dependency-path: vscode-powershell/package-lock.json
-          registry-url: https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/powershell-rel/PowerShellEditorServices/_packaging/PSESFeed/npm/registry/
-          always-auth: true
+          # cache: npm
+          # cache-dependency-path: vscode-powershell/package-lock.json
 
       - name: Start X virtual framebuffer
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: Invoke-Build
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AZURE_NPM_TOKEN }}
+          NPM_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AZURE_NPM_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Upload build artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 13dcd08416..2831f6cae4 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 ; We use Dependabot to update our packages, so we want to add without a prefix
 save-exact=true
 ; We download from a private feed during the release process
+; begin auth token
+//pkgs.dev.azure.com/powershell-rel/PowerShellEditorServices/_packaging/PSESFeed/npm/registry/:username=powershell-rel
+//pkgs.dev.azure.com/powershell-rel/PowerShellEditorServices/_packaging/PSESFeed/npm/registry/:_password=${NPM_AUTH_TOKEN}
+//pkgs.dev.azure.com/powershell-rel/PowerShellEditorServices/_packaging/PSESFeed/npm/registry/:email=powershell-rel
+//pkgs.dev.azure.com/powershell-rel/PowerShellEditorServices/_packaging/PSESFeed/npm/:username=powershell-rel
+//pkgs.dev.azure.com/powershell-rel/PowerShellEditorServices/_packaging/PSESFeed/npm/:_password=${NPM_AUTH_TOKEN}
+//pkgs.dev.azure.com/powershell-rel/PowerShellEditorServices/_packaging/PSESFeed/npm/:email=powershell-rel
+; end auth token
 registry=https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/powershell-rel/PowerShellEditorServices/_packaging/PSESFeed/npm/registry/
 always-auth=true