diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d4b47ad0..8bc1c0d8 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ jobs:
           operation: optimize
       - win_make:
           operation: "install-deps"
-      - run: PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD=1 npm ci
       - check-windows
       - win_make:
           operation: "build"
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.ps1 b/scripts/Makefile.ps1
index 8eedb1af..721a2e9c 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.ps1
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.ps1
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ function Install-Deps {
         Print-Info "Refreshing PATH..."
         Refresh-Path
     }
+
+    InstallDeps-Electron
 }
 
 function Install-Wix {
@@ -511,12 +513,15 @@ function Run-BuildId {
     Print-Info "Modified Wix XML"
 }
 
-function Run-BuildElectron {
+function InstallDeps-Electron {
     Print-Info "Installing nodejs/electron dependencies (running npm ci)..."
     npm i -g node-gyp
     node-gyp install
     node-gyp install --devdir="$env:USERPROFILE\.electron-gyp" --target=$(jq -r .devDependencies.electron package.json) --dist-url="https://electronjs.org/headers"
     npm ci
+}
+
+function Run-BuildElectron {
     #npm install --prefix="$(Get-RootDir)" "$(Get-RootDir)"
     Print-Info "Building nodejs/electron code (running npm run build)..."
     npm run build