diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9ec3a25..307fb41 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ workflow:
   stage: Test Stage
   image: node:alpine
   variables:
-    npm_config_cache: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.npm"
+    npm_config_cache: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.npm-cache"
   cache:
     key:
       files:
         - frontend/package-lock.json
     paths:
-      - frontend/.npm
+      - .npm-cache
       - frontend/node_modules
   script:
     - cd frontend
-    - npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline
+    - npm ci --prefer-offline 
     - npm test -- run --exclude "**/*.live.test.ts"