diff --git a/src/bin/installOnWindows.bat b/src/bin/installOnWindows.bat
index 971335c20..a6700a9e9 100644
--- a/src/bin/installOnWindows.bat
+++ b/src/bin/installOnWindows.bat
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cd /D node_modules
 mklink /D "ep_etherpad-lite" "..\src"
 
 cd /D "ep_etherpad-lite"
-cmd /C npm ci || exit /B 1
+cmd /C npm ci --legacy-peer-deps || exit /B 1
 
 cd /D "%~dp0\..\.."