diff --git a/tasks/rookeries_deployment.yaml b/tasks/rookeries_deployment.yaml
index 152187e..1778f39 100644
--- a/tasks/rookeries_deployment.yaml
+++ b/tasks/rookeries_deployment.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   when: deploy_package.stat.exists
 
 - name: install frontend dependencies for app
-  npm: path={{ rookeries_deploy_dir }} state=present registry=http://registry.npmjs.org/
+  npm: path={{ rookeries_deploy_dir }} state=present production=yes
   when: deploy_package.stat.exists
 
 - name: add in symlink to deployed package.