diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 24755792d..cba0761a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 18
       - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: npm ci
+        run: npm i # was npm ci
       - name: Build Quartz
         run: npx quartz build
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 4fee1e05a..39854e4b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 18.14
       - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: npm ci
+        run: npm i # was npm ci
       - name: Build Quartz
         run: npx quartz build
       - name: Upload artifact
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 84162cc43..84a97e625 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ quartz/.quartz-cache
 .quartz-cache
 private/
 .replit
-replit.nix
\ No newline at end of file
+replit.nix
+package-lock.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a1f3e1159..bf1c2ce48 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         "@clack/prompts": "^0.6.3",
         "@floating-ui/dom": "^1.4.0",
         "@napi-rs/simple-git": "^0.1.9",
-        "@napi-rs/simple-git-linux-x64-gnu": "^0.1.9",
         "async-mutex": "^0.4.0",
         "chalk": "^4.1.2",
         "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
@@ -279,6 +278,7 @@
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
+      "optional": true,
       "os": [
         "linux"
       ],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 89be5bec4..d16243ec2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     "@clack/prompts": "^0.6.3",
     "@floating-ui/dom": "^1.4.0",
     "@napi-rs/simple-git": "^0.1.9",
-    "@napi-rs/simple-git-linux-x64-gnu": "^0.1.9",
     "async-mutex": "^0.4.0",
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
     "chokidar": "^3.5.3",