diff --git a/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-pr-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-pr-testing.yml
index 462e61316..740d17b8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-pr-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-pr-testing.yml
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "${{ steps.lockversion.outputs.version }}"
-      - if: steps.lockversion.outputs.version == '18' && matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        #npm cli 10 is buggy because of some cache issue
-        name: Install npm cli 8
-        shell: bash
-        run: npm install -g npm@8.19.4
       - if: steps.packagejson.outputs.exists == 'true'
         name: Install dependencies
         shell: bash
diff --git a/apps/generator/package.json b/apps/generator/package.json
index b1c719051..656df1e4b 100644
--- a/apps/generator/package.json
+++ b/apps/generator/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "test:dev": "npm run test:unit -- --watchAll",
     "test:integration": "npm run test:cleanup && jest --testPathPattern=integration --modulePathIgnorePatterns='./__mocks__(?!\\/loglevel\\.js$)'",
     "test:integration:update": "jest --updateSnapshot --testPathPattern=integration --modulePathIgnorePatterns='./__mocks__(?!\\/loglevel\\.js$)'",
-    "test:cli": "npm i && node cli.js ./test/docs/dummy.yml ./test/test-templates/react-template -o test/output --force-write --debug && test -e test/output/test-file.md",
+    "test:cli": "node cli.js ./test/docs/dummy.yml ./test/test-templates/react-template -o test/output --force-write --debug && test -e test/output/test-file.md",
     "test:cleanup": "rimraf \"test/temp\"",
     "docs": "jsdoc2md --partial docs/jsdoc2md-handlebars/custom-sig-name.hbs docs/jsdoc2md-handlebars/main.hbs docs/jsdoc2md-handlebars/docs.hbs docs/jsdoc2md-handlebars/header.hbs docs/jsdoc2md-handlebars/defaultvalue.hbs docs/jsdoc2md-handlebars/link.hbs docs/jsdoc2md-handlebars/params-table.hbs --files lib/generator.js > docs/api.md",
     "docker:build": "docker build -t asyncapi/generator:latest .",