diff --git a/.drone.star b/.drone.star
index cc92a7c6e8..6520cb0ad9 100644
--- a/.drone.star
+++ b/.drone.star
@@ -1817,6 +1817,7 @@ def makeNodeGenerate(module):
                 "CHROMEDRIVER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD": "true",  # install fails on arm and chromedriver is a test only dependency
             },
             "commands": [
+                "pnpm config set store-dir ./.pnpm-store",
                 "retry -t 3 '%s ci-node-generate'" % (make),
             ],
             "volumes": [stepVolumeGo],
diff --git a/services/idp/Makefile b/services/idp/Makefile
index 561303a8ae..79408b171f 100644
--- a/services/idp/Makefile
+++ b/services/idp/Makefile
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ pnpm-build: node_modules
 
 .PHONY: node_modules
 node_modules:
-	pnpm config set store-dir ./.pnpm-store
 	pnpm install
 
 ############ licenses ############
diff --git a/services/settings/Makefile b/services/settings/Makefile
index 1179a8a8b5..8424363dab 100644
--- a/services/settings/Makefile
+++ b/services/settings/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ pnpm-build: node_modules
 
 .PHONY: node_modules
 node_modules:
-	pnpm config set store-dir ./.pnpm-store
 	pnpm install
 
 ############ protobuf ############