diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8636a43..dd8dcb2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## {{ UNRELEASED_VERSION }} - [{{ UNRELEASED_DATE }}]({{ UNRELEASED_LINK }})
 
 * Updated Node support to include the latest minor versions for Node `23` (up to `23.8`), `22` (up to `22.14`), `20` (up to `20.18`), `19` (up to `19.9`), `18` (up to `18.20`), and `16` (up to `16.20`)
+* Fixed issue causing npx scripts to fail ([#97](https://github.com/lando/node/issues/97))
 
 ## v1.4.0 - [December 20, 2024](https://github.com/lando/node/releases/tag/v1.4.0)
 
diff --git a/builders/node.js b/builders/node.js
index d0fbb57..0ce200f 100644
--- a/builders/node.js
+++ b/builders/node.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 const _ = require('lodash');
 
 // Constants
+const LEGACY_DEFAULT_VERSION = '14';
 const supportedVersions = [
   '23',
   '23.8',
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ const pkger = (pkg, version = 'latest') => `${pkg}@${version}`;
 module.exports = {
   name: 'node',
   config: {
-    version: '14',
+    version: LEGACY_DEFAULT_VERSION,
     supported: supportedVersions,
     patchesSupported: true,
     legacy: ['12', '10', '8', '6'],
@@ -270,10 +271,11 @@ module.exports = {
       // Add port to "moreHttpsPorts"
       options.moreHttpPorts.push(options.port);
       // Add our npm things to run step
+      let commands = ['mkdir -p $NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX/{bin,lib,share}'];
       if (!_.isEmpty(options.globals)) {
-        const commands = require('../utils/get-install-commands')(options.globals, pkger, ['npm', 'install', '-g']);
-        require('../utils/add-build-step')(commands, options._app, options.name);
+        commands = require('../utils/get-install-commands')(options.globals, pkger, ['npm', 'install', '-g']);
       }
+      require('../utils/add-build-step')(commands, options._app, options.name);
       // Set the sport and moreHttpPorts if ssl is numeric
       if (options.ssl) {
         options.sport = _.isInteger(options.ssl) ? options.ssl : 443;
diff --git a/examples/20/.lando.yml b/examples/20/.lando.yml
index 6e52708..cd9c648 100644
--- a/examples/20/.lando.yml
+++ b/examples/20/.lando.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ services:
 tooling:
   grunt:
     service: compass
+  npx:
+    service: cli
 
 # This is important because it lets lando know to test against the plugin in this repo
 # DO NOT REMOVE THIS!
diff --git a/examples/20/README.md b/examples/20/README.md
index 92f7d12..b0b4be3 100644
--- a/examples/20/README.md
+++ b/examples/20/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ lando exec custom -- "which gulp | grep /var/www/.npm-global"
 # Should not serve port for cli
 lando exec cli -- "curl http://localhost" || echo $? | grep 7
 
+# Should execute npx scripts
+lando npx cowsay "Hello World"
+
 # Should install gruntcli
 lando grunt -V
 ```
diff --git a/examples/21/.lando.yml b/examples/21/.lando.yml
index f69383f..4fbd66e 100644
--- a/examples/21/.lando.yml
+++ b/examples/21/.lando.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ services:
 tooling:
   grunt:
     service: compass
+  npx:
+    service: cli
 
 # This is important because it lets lando know to test against the plugin in this repo
 # DO NOT REMOVE THIS!
diff --git a/examples/21/README.md b/examples/21/README.md
index c881fed..61e2114 100644
--- a/examples/21/README.md
+++ b/examples/21/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ lando exec cli -- "curl http://localhost" || echo $? | grep 7
 
 # Should install gruntcli
 lando grunt -V
+
+# Should execute npx scripts
+lando npx cowsay "Hello World"
 ```
 
 ## Destroy tests
diff --git a/examples/22/.lando.yml b/examples/22/.lando.yml
index e890ff7..fe579ad 100644
--- a/examples/22/.lando.yml
+++ b/examples/22/.lando.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ services:
 tooling:
   grunt:
     service: compass
+  npx:
+    service: cli
 
 # This is important because it lets lando know to test against the plugin in this repo
 # DO NOT REMOVE THIS!
diff --git a/examples/22/README.md b/examples/22/README.md
index 3f51039..139abad 100644
--- a/examples/22/README.md
+++ b/examples/22/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ lando exec cli -- "curl http://localhost" || echo $? | grep 7
 
 # Should install gruntcli
 lando grunt -V
+
+# Should execute npx scripts
+lando npx cowsay "Hello World"
 ```
 
 ## Destroy tests
diff --git a/examples/23/.lando.yml b/examples/23/.lando.yml
index bd1edc0..f7bd7d4 100644
--- a/examples/23/.lando.yml
+++ b/examples/23/.lando.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ services:
 tooling:
   grunt:
     service: compass
+  npx:
+    service: cli
 
 # This is important because it lets lando know to test against the plugin in this repo
 # DO NOT REMOVE THIS!
diff --git a/examples/23/README.md b/examples/23/README.md
index c0a1ee4..5f41fcf 100644
--- a/examples/23/README.md
+++ b/examples/23/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ lando exec cli -- "curl http://localhost" || echo $? | grep 7
 
 # Should install gruntcli
 lando grunt -V
+
+# Should execute npx scripts
+lando npx cowsay "Hello World"
 ```
 
 ## Destroy tests