diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-from-latest-release.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-from-latest-release.yml
index 6b210600f..449c50181 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-from-latest-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-from-latest-release.yml
@@ -97,6 +97,6 @@ jobs:
         name: Run Etherpad & Test Frontend
         working-directory: ./src
         run: |
-          npx run dev &
+          npm run dev &
           curl --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 20 --retry 5 --retry-delay 10 --retry-max-time 60 --retry-connrefused http://127.0.0.1:9001/p/test
           ./node_modules/cypress/bin/cypress run --config-file src/tests/frontend/cypress/cypress.config.js