diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-check-on-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/link-check-on-pr.yml
index 1ebf3d64e9..b4e5676369 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link-check-on-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link-check-on-pr.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
 
       - name: Install
-        run: npm ci
+        run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
 
       - name: Figure out which docs-early-access branch to checkout, if internal repo
         if: ${{ github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' }}