diff --git a/bitbucket-pipelines.yml b/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
index 5bf7ba01..863f1fe4 100644
--- a/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
+++ b/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ aliases:
 - &lint
   name: lint
   script:
+    - npm install --prefix client
     - npm run lint --prefix client
 - &unittest-python
   name: run python unit tests