diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1c71bd0..e28c797 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SOURCES=client/ Gopkg.lock Gopkg.toml Makefile Config.go main.go nmdc-webfronten
 all: $(BINNAME)-$(VERSION)-win32.7z $(BINNAME)-$(VERSION)-linux64.tar.xz $(BINNAME)-$(VERSION)-src.tar.xz
 
 deps:
-	npm install -g less uglify-js less-plugin-clean-css html-minifier
+	npm i
 	go get -u github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata/...
 	go get -u github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep
 	dep ensure