diff --git a/packages/plugins/aws-device-farm/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/createTestSpecFile.ts.snap b/packages/plugins/aws-device-farm/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/createTestSpecFile.ts.snap
index 8c68d52d..71113583 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/aws-device-farm/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/createTestSpecFile.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/plugins/aws-device-farm/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/createTestSpecFile.ts.snap
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ phases:
       - node -v
       - echo "Navigate to test package directory"
       - cd $DEVICEFARM_TEST_PACKAGE_PATH
-      - npm install *.tgz
+      - npm install *.tgz --production
       - export APPIUM_VERSION=1.22.2
       - avm $APPIUM_VERSION
       - >-
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ phases:
       - node -v
       - echo "Navigate to test package directory"
       - cd $DEVICEFARM_TEST_PACKAGE_PATH
-      - npm install *.tgz
+      - npm install *.tgz --production
       - export APPIUM_VERSION=1.22.2
       - avm $APPIUM_VERSION
       - >-
diff --git a/packages/plugins/aws-device-farm/src/buildYmlSpec.ts b/packages/plugins/aws-device-farm/src/buildYmlSpec.ts
index 8374c248..cd4886ad 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/aws-device-farm/src/buildYmlSpec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/aws-device-farm/src/buildYmlSpec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export const Commands = {
   UNPACKAGE_TEST_PACKAGE: [
     'echo "Navigate to test package directory"',
     "cd $DEVICEFARM_TEST_PACKAGE_PATH",
-    "npm install *.tgz",
+    "npm install *.tgz --production",
   ],
   INSTALL_APPIUM: [
     "export APPIUM_VERSION=1.22.2",