diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13db380f0..3c9211e15 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "test": "npm run lint && node ./node_modules/cucumber/bin/cucumber.js features/ -p verify && node ./node_modules/cucumber/bin/cucumber.js features/ -p mld",
     "clean": "rm -rf test/cache",
     "docs": "./scripts/build_api_docs.sh",
-    "install": "node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build=false",
+    "install": "node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build=false || ./scripts/node_install.sh",
     "nodejs-tests": "make -C test/data && ./lib/binding/osrm-datastore test/data/ch/monaco.osrm && node test/nodejs/index.js | faucet"
   },
   "repository": {