diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index d8f74a81c30..74bae7e8a31 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ install:
   # TODO: Remove after https://github.com/appveyor/ci/issues/1426 is fixed
   - set PATH=C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin;%PATH%
   - ps: Install-Product node $env:nodejs_version $env:platform
-  - alias npm="npm cache clean && npm --force"
+  - npm install -g npm
+  - npm cache clean
 
 build: off