diff --git a/templates/npm/npm-build.gitlab-ci.yml b/templates/npm/npm-build.gitlab-ci.yml
index 905b357..0b9405a 100644
--- a/templates/npm/npm-build.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/templates/npm/npm-build.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
   variables:
     ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES: ""
   before_script:
-    - npm install -g $ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES
+    - >
+      if [ "$ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES" != "" ]; then
+        npm install -g $ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES
+      fi
     #Todo this needs Testing!!
     - >
       if [ "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" != "" ]; then
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@
       fi
     #Testing END
   script:
+    - "cd $FRONTEND_DIR"
     - npm install
     - npm run build
   artifacts:
diff --git a/templates/npm/npm-dependencies.gitlab-ci.yml b/templates/npm/npm-dependencies.gitlab-ci.yml
index 758313d..d7f40c5 100644
--- a/templates/npm/npm-dependencies.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/templates/npm/npm-dependencies.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
   variables:
     ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES: ""
   before_script:
-    - npm install -g $ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES
+    - >
+      if [ "$ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES" != "" ]; then
+        npm install -g $ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES
+      fi
   script:
     - "cd $FRONTEND_DIR"
     - npm install
diff --git a/templates/npm/npm-lint.gitlab-ci.yml b/templates/npm/npm-lint.gitlab-ci.yml
index bddd8ac..18ad525 100644
--- a/templates/npm/npm-lint.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/templates/npm/npm-lint.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
   image: $NODE_IMAGE
   stage: verify
   variables:
-    ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES: ""
+    ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES: "eslint"
   before_script:
-    - npm install -g $ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES
-    - "cd $FRONTEND_DIR"
-    - npm install -g eslint
+    - >
+      if [ "$ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES" != "" ]; then
+        npm install -g $ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES
+      fi
   script:
+    - "cd $FRONTEND_DIR"
     - npm run lint
 #  artifacts: todo add lint results in artifact if posible
 #    expire_in: 2 weeks
diff --git a/templates/npm/npm-test.gitlab-ci.yml b/templates/npm/npm-test.gitlab-ci.yml
index 922c992..ab0d48f 100644
--- a/templates/npm/npm-test.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/templates/npm/npm-test.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
   variables:
     ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES: "karma"
   before_script:
-    - npm install -g $ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES
+    - >
+      if [ "$ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES" != "" ]; then
+        npm install -g $ADDITIONAL_GLOBAL_PACKAGES
+      fi
   script:
-    - cd $FRONTEND_DIR
+    - "cd $FRONTEND_DIR"
     - npm run test-ci
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