diff --git a/lib/nodejs/Makefile.am b/lib/nodejs/Makefile.am
index 9503f04..5be8161 100644
--- a/lib/nodejs/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/nodejs/Makefile.am
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@
 stubs: $(top_srcdir)/test/v0.16/ThriftTest.thrift
 	$(THRIFT) --gen js:node -o test/ $(top_srcdir)/test/v0.16/ThriftTest.thrift
 
-deps: $(top_srcdir)/package.json
+deps-root: $(top_srcdir)/package.json
 	$(NPM) install $(top_srcdir)/ || $(NPM) install $(top_srcdir)/
 
+deps-test: test/package.json test/package-lock.json
+	cd test/ && $(NPM) install && cd ..
+
+deps: deps-root deps-test
+
 all-local: deps
 
 precross: deps stubs