diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10b6b4b1c..93315d744 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Here are my recently completed and planned features:
 - If using MongoDB Atlas, remove `&w=majority` from default connection string.
 
 ### Local
-- **Run npm** install in both the api and client directories
+- **Run npm** ci in both the api and client directories
 - **Provide** all credentials, (API keys, access tokens, and Mongo Connection String) in api/.env [(see .env example)](api/.env.example)
 - **Run** `npm run build` in /client/ dir, `npm start` in /api/ dir
 - **Visit** http://localhost:3080 (default port) & enjoy
diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index b861217be..d417bf1ec 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ WORKDIR /api
 # copy package.json into the container at /api
 COPY package*.json /api/
 # install dependencies
-RUN npm install
+RUN npm ci
 # Copy the current directory contents into the container at /api
 COPY . /api/
 # Make port 3080 available to the world outside this container
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ ENV HOST=0.0.0.0
 # Run the app when the container launches
 CMD ["npm", "start"]
 
-# docker build -t node-api .
\ No newline at end of file
+# docker build -t node-api .
diff --git a/client/Dockerfile b/client/Dockerfile
index 261ec0c71..59148137a 100644
--- a/client/Dockerfile
+++ b/client/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ WORKDIR /client
 # copy package.json into the container at /client
 COPY package*.json /client/
 # install dependencies
-RUN npm install
+RUN npm ci
 # Copy the current directory contents into the container at /client
 COPY . /client/
 # Build webpack artifacts