diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2d78e0c68..1b0563d3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -38,12 +38,10 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
               with:
                 node-version: 20
-                check-latest: true
+                #check-latest: true
                 #cache: 'npm'
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install dpkg fakeroot rpm build-essential libudev-dev
-            - name: Remove stale files
-              run: rm -rfv node_modules
             - name: Install deps
               uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
               with:
@@ -51,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
                 retry_on: error
                 command: npm install
                 timeout_minutes: 10
+                on_retry_command: rm -rfv node_modules
             - name: Build Linux
               run: npm run make
             - name: Upload Linux deb
@@ -93,13 +92,11 @@ jobs:
         - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
           with:
             node-version: 20
-            check-latest: true
+            #check-latest: true
             #cache: 'npm'
         # Workaround due to a bug in node-gyp: https://github.com/electron/rebuild/issues/1116
         - name: Install Setuptools
           run: python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages setuptools
-        - name: Remove stale files
-          run: rm -rfv node_modules/???*
         - name: Install deps
           uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
           with:
@@ -107,6 +104,7 @@ jobs:
             retry_on: error
             command: npm install
             timeout_minutes: 10
+            on_retry_command: rm -rfv node_modules
         - name: Build MacOS arm64
           run: npm run make -- --arch="arm64"
         - name: Upload MacOS arm64 zip
@@ -143,13 +141,11 @@ jobs:
         - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
           with:
             node-version: 20
-            check-latest: true
+            #check-latest: true
             #cache: 'npm'
         # Workaround due to a bug in node-gyp: https://github.com/electron/rebuild/issues/1116
         - name: Install Setuptools
           run: python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages setuptools
-        - name: Remove stale files
-          run: rm -rfv node_modules
         - name: Install deps
           uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
           with:
@@ -157,6 +153,7 @@ jobs:
             retry_on: error
             command: npm install
             timeout_minutes: 10
+            on_retry_command: rm -rfv node_modules
         - name: Build MacOS x64
           run: npm run make -- --arch="x64"
         - name: Upload MacOS x64 zip
@@ -210,6 +207,7 @@ jobs:
                 retry_on: error
                 command: npm install
                 timeout_minutes: 10
+                on_retry_command: rm -rfv node_modules
             - name: Build Win x64
               run: npm run make -- --arch="x64"
             - name: Upload Windows x64 zip
@@ -263,6 +261,7 @@ jobs:
                 retry_on: error
                 command: npm install
                 timeout_minutes: 10
+                on_retry_command: rm -rfv node_modules
             - name: Build Win32
               run: npm run make -- --arch="ia32"
             - name: Upload Windows ia32 zip