diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_galaxy_packages.yaml b/.github/workflows/test_galaxy_packages.yaml
index f2e5d88b52a7..402cee12b895 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_galaxy_packages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_galaxy_packages.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           path: 'galaxy root'
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '18.12.1'
+          cache: 'yarn'
+          cache-dependency-path: 'galaxy root/client/yarn.lock'
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}