diff --git a/internal/nodejs/__snapshots__/template_test.snap b/internal/nodejs/__snapshots__/template_test.snap
index 948829bc..bbb6b623 100755
--- a/internal/nodejs/__snapshots__/template_test.snap
+++ b/internal/nodejs/__snapshots__/template_test.snap
@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@ ENV PORT=8080
 WORKDIR /src
 
 RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare --all
+
+# Install dependencies and create a cache layer.
+COPY package.json* package-lock.json* yarn.lock* pnpm-lock.yaml* .npmrc* ./
+RUN yarn install
+
 COPY . .
 
+# Try to install again in case there were something we didn't catch
 RUN yarn install
 
 # Build if we can build it
@@ -27,8 +33,14 @@ ENV PORT=8080
 WORKDIR /src
 
 RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare --all
+
+# Install dependencies and create a cache layer.
+COPY package.json* package-lock.json* yarn.lock* pnpm-lock.yaml* .npmrc* ./
+RUN yarn install
+
 COPY . .
 
+# Try to install again in case there were something we didn't catch
 RUN yarn install
 
 # Build if we can build it
@@ -59,8 +71,14 @@ ENV PORT=8080
 WORKDIR /src
 
 RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare --all
+
+# Install dependencies and create a cache layer.
+COPY package.json* package-lock.json* yarn.lock* pnpm-lock.yaml* .npmrc* ./
+RUN yarn install
+
 COPY . .
 
+# Try to install again in case there were something we didn't catch
 RUN yarn install
 
 # Build if we can build it
@@ -91,8 +109,14 @@ ENV PORT=8080
 WORKDIR /src
 
 RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare --all
+
+# Install dependencies and create a cache layer.
+COPY package.json* package-lock.json* yarn.lock* pnpm-lock.yaml* .npmrc* ./
+RUN yarn install
+
 COPY . .
 
+# Try to install again in case there were something we didn't catch
 RUN yarn install
 
 # Build if we can build it
@@ -112,8 +136,14 @@ ENV PORT=8080
 WORKDIR /src
 
 RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare --all
+
+# Install dependencies and create a cache layer.
+COPY package.json* package-lock.json* yarn.lock* pnpm-lock.yaml* .npmrc* ./
+RUN yarn install
+
 COPY . .
 
+# Try to install again in case there were something we didn't catch
 RUN yarn install
 
 # Build if we can build it
diff --git a/internal/nodejs/templates/template.Dockerfile b/internal/nodejs/templates/template.Dockerfile
index ffcacce0..c7ccf89c 100644
--- a/internal/nodejs/templates/template.Dockerfile
+++ b/internal/nodejs/templates/template.Dockerfile
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@ ENV PORT=8080
 WORKDIR /src
 
 RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare --all
+
+# Install dependencies and create a cache layer.
+COPY package.json* package-lock.json* yarn.lock* pnpm-lock.yaml* .npmrc* ./
+RUN {{ .InstallCmd }}
+
 COPY . .
 
+# Try to install again in case there were something we didn't catch
 RUN {{ .InstallCmd }}
 
 # Build if we can build it