diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index aa4cd3708..3827b28ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ jobs:
         npm run build --if-present
         npm test
         npm install standard --save-dev
-        standard || true  # several files are still on compliant
+        npx standard || true  # several files are still on compliant
       env:
         CI: true