diff --git a/.github/workflows/generator-generate-blueprint.yml b/.github/workflows/generator-generate-blueprint.yml
index fa2a6dcdd6db..464bc1643b86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generator-generate-blueprint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generator-generate-blueprint.yml
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir generator-jhipster-foo
           cd generator-jhipster-foo
           cp $JHI_INTEG/generate-blueprint-samples/default/.yo-rc.json .
-          jhipster generate-blueprint --force --link-jhipster-dependency --generate-snapshots --skip-install
-          npm link generator-jhipster
+          jhipster generate-blueprint --force --install-jhipster-dependency-folder --generate-snapshots --skip-install
           npm link
       - name: 'GENERATION: config'
         run: $JHI_SCRIPTS/11-generate-config.sh
diff --git a/generators/generate-blueprint/command.ts b/generators/generate-blueprint/command.ts
index bfed7cb39f1b..4f02905fef6e 100644
--- a/generators/generate-blueprint/command.ts
+++ b/generators/generate-blueprint/command.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ const command = {
       },
       scope: 'storage',
     },
+    installJhipsterDependencyFolder: {
+      cli: {
+        description: 'Install JHipster dependency folder',
+        type: Boolean,
+      },
+      scope: 'generator',
+    },
   },
   options: {
     [GENERATE_SNAPSHOTS]: {
diff --git a/generators/generate-blueprint/generator.ts b/generators/generate-blueprint/generator.ts
index 148cae668d2a..a8c41832df3f 100644
--- a/generators/generate-blueprint/generator.ts
+++ b/generators/generate-blueprint/generator.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import BaseGenerator from '../base-application/index.js';
 import { PRIORITY_NAMES_LIST as BASE_PRIORITY_NAMES_LIST } from '../base/priorities.js';
 
 import * as GENERATOR_LIST from '../generator-list.js';
-import { packageJson } from '../../lib/index.js';
+import { getPackageRoot, packageJson } from '../../lib/index.js';
 import { BLUEPRINT_API_VERSION, NODE_VERSION } from '../generator-constants.js';
 import { files, generatorFiles } from './files.js';
 import {
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export default class extends BaseGenerator {
   recreatePackageLock!: boolean;
   skipWorkflows!: boolean;
   ignoreExistingGenerators!: boolean;
+  installJhipsterDependencyFolder!: boolean;
 
   async _beforeQueue() {
     if (!this.fromBlueprint) {
@@ -402,6 +403,8 @@ export default class extends BaseGenerator {
           if (this.options[LINK_JHIPSTER_DEPENDENCY]) {
             this.log.verboseInfo('Linking generator-jhipster');
             await this.spawnCommand('npm', ['link', 'generator-jhipster'], { stdio: 'inherit' });
+          } else if (this.installJhipsterDependencyFolder) {
+            await this.spawnCommand('npm', ['install', getPackageRoot()], { stdio: 'inherit' });
           }
 
           // Generate snapshots to add to git.