diff --git a/controller/update.go b/controller/update.go
index b182277..7629a04 100644
--- a/controller/update.go
+++ b/controller/update.go
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func runNPMInstall(rootDir string, folder string) error {
     } else {
         folderDir = filepath.Join(rootDir, folder)
     }
-	cmd := exec.Command("npm", "install")
+	cmd := exec.Command("npm", "install", "--production")
 	cmd.Dir = folderDir
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr