diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-tests-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/package-tests-linux.yml
index ab7659fb76..c514cc9a73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-tests-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-tests-linux.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       run: yarn build
 
     - name: build dependencies
-      run: yarn build:apm
+      run: "yarn build:apm"
 
     - name: build the editor
       run: (yarn dist deb || yarn dist deb) && mv binaries/*deb pulsar.deb
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 137d82617a..b8705a2648 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "electron-rebuild",
-    "build:apm": "cd ppm && yarn install",
+    "build:apm": "yarn --cwd ./ppm install --production",
     "start": "electron --no-sandbox --enable-logging . -f",
     "dist": "node script/electron-builder.js",
     "js-docs": "jsdoc2md --files src --configure docs/.jsdoc.json > ./docs/Pulsar-API-Documentation.md",