diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_node.yml b/.github/workflows/test_node.yml
index 929b6b232b..ca3bb3c5f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_node.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_node.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: package.json
 
       # We need to skip the fallback download because downloading will fail on release branches because the new version isn't available yet.
-      - run: SENTRYCLI_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=1 yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      # We have to use npm here because yarn fails on the non-existing existing optionalDependency version:
+      # https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/issues/2425#issuecomment-1627807326
+      - run: SENTRYCLI_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=1 npm install
 
-      - run: yarn check:types
+      - run: npm run check:types
 
   test_node:
     strategy:
@@ -42,13 +44,12 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
 
       # We need to skip the fallback download because downloading will fail on release branches because the new version isn't available yet.
-      - run: SENTRYCLI_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=1 yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-        if: matrix.node-version != '10.x' && matrix.node-version != '12.x'
+      # We have to use npm here because yarn fails on the non-existing existing optionalDependency version:
+      # https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/issues/2425#issuecomment-1627807326
+      - run: SENTRYCLI_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=1 npm install
 
       # older node versions need an older nft
-      - run: |
-          SENTRYCLI_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=1 yarn install --ignore-engines --frozen-lockfile
-          SENTRYCLI_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=1 yarn add @vercel/nft@0.22.1 --ignore-engines
+      - run: SENTRYCLI_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=1 npm install @vercel/nft@0.22.1
         if: matrix.node-version == '10.x' || matrix.node-version == '12.x'
 
-      - run: yarn test
+      - run: npm test