diff --git a/docker-config/node-dev-vite/npm_install.sh b/docker-config/node-dev-vite/npm_install.sh
index 16d62f3..b725d89 100755
--- a/docker-config/node-dev-vite/npm_install.sh
+++ b/docker-config/node-dev-vite/npm_install.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 # @license   MIT
 
 cd /var/www/project/buildchain
-if [ ! -f "package-lock.json" ] || [ ! -d "node_modules" ]; then
+if [ ! -f "package-lock.json" ] || [ ! -n "$(ls -A node_modules 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
     npm install
 fi