diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/community-packages.service.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/community-packages.service.test.ts
index 4d3218c7b0..f7eb4f4ef0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/community-packages.service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/community-packages.service.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { InstalledNodes } from '@n8n/db';
 import { InstalledPackages } from '@n8n/db';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import { exec } from 'child_process';
-import { access as fsAccess, mkdir as fsMkdir } from 'fs/promises';
+import { mkdir as fsMkdir } from 'fs/promises';
 import { mocked } from 'jest-mock';
 import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
 import type { PackageDirectoryLoader } from 'n8n-core';
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ describe('CommunityPackagesService', () => {
 
 	describe('executeCommand()', () => {
 		beforeEach(() => {
-			mocked(fsAccess).mockReset();
 			mocked(fsMkdir).mockReset();
 			mocked(exec).mockReset();
 		});
@@ -147,31 +146,17 @@ describe('CommunityPackagesService', () => {
 
 			await communityPackagesService.executeNpmCommand('ls');
 
-			expect(fsAccess).toHaveBeenCalled();
+			expect(fsMkdir).toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(exec).toHaveBeenCalled();
-			expect(fsMkdir).toBeCalledTimes(0);
 		});
 
 		test('should make sure folder exists', async () => {
 			mocked(exec).mockImplementation(execMock);
 
 			await communityPackagesService.executeNpmCommand('ls');
-			expect(fsAccess).toHaveBeenCalled();
-			expect(exec).toHaveBeenCalled();
-			expect(fsMkdir).toBeCalledTimes(0);
-		});
 
-		test('should try to create folder if it does not exist', async () => {
-			mocked(exec).mockImplementation(execMock);
-			mocked(fsAccess).mockImplementation(() => {
-				throw new Error('Folder does not exist.');
-			});
-
-			await communityPackagesService.executeNpmCommand('ls');
-
-			expect(fsAccess).toHaveBeenCalled();
-			expect(exec).toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(fsMkdir).toHaveBeenCalled();
+			expect(exec).toHaveBeenCalled();
 		});
 
 		test('should throw especial error when package is not found', async () => {
@@ -187,9 +172,8 @@ describe('CommunityPackagesService', () => {
 
 			await expect(call).rejects.toThrowError(RESPONSE_ERROR_MESSAGES.PACKAGE_NOT_FOUND);
 
-			expect(fsAccess).toHaveBeenCalled();
+			expect(fsMkdir).toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(exec).toHaveBeenCalled();
-			expect(fsMkdir).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
 		});
 	});
 
@@ -406,7 +390,7 @@ describe('CommunityPackagesService', () => {
 			expect(exec).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 			expect(exec).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
 				1,
-				`npm install ${installedPackage.packageName}@latest --registry=some.random.host`,
+				`npm install ${installedPackage.packageName}@latest --audit=false --fund=false --bin-links=false --install-strategy=shallow --omit=dev --omit=optional --omit=peer --registry=some.random.host`,
 				expect.any(Object),
 				expect.any(Function),
 			);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/community-packages.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/community-packages.service.ts
index 25a13db5e5..19f5504d1a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/community-packages.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/community-packages.service.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { InstalledPackages } from '@n8n/db';
 import { Service } from '@n8n/di';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import { exec } from 'child_process';
-import { access as fsAccess, mkdir as fsMkdir } from 'fs/promises';
+import { mkdir as fsMkdir } from 'fs/promises';
 import type { PackageDirectoryLoader } from 'n8n-core';
 import { InstanceSettings, Logger } from 'n8n-core';
 import { UnexpectedError, UserError, type PublicInstalledPackage } from 'n8n-workflow';
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ import { Publisher } from '@/scaling/pubsub/publisher.service';
 import { toError } from '@/utils';
 
 const DEFAULT_REGISTRY = 'https://registry.npmjs.org';
+const NPM_COMMON_ARGS = ['--audit=false', '--fund=false'];
+const NPM_INSTALL_ARGS = [
+	'--bin-links=false',
+	'--install-strategy=shallow',
+	'--omit=dev',
+	'--omit=optional',
+	'--omit=peer',
+];
 
 const {
 	PACKAGE_NAME_NOT_PROVIDED,
@@ -134,17 +142,11 @@ export class CommunityPackagesService {
 				NODE_PATH: process.env.NODE_PATH,
 				PATH: process.env.PATH,
 				APPDATA: process.env.APPDATA,
+				NODE_ENV: 'production',
 			},
 		};
 
-		try {
-			await fsAccess(downloadFolder);
-		} catch {
-			await fsMkdir(downloadFolder);
-			// Also init the folder since some versions
-			// of npm complain if the folder is empty
-			await asyncExec('npm init -y', execOptions);
-		}
+		await fsMkdir(downloadFolder, { recursive: true });
 
 		try {
 			const commandResult = await asyncExec(command, execOptions);
@@ -326,12 +328,12 @@ export class CommunityPackagesService {
 		});
 	}
 
-	private getNpmRegistry() {
+	private getNpmInstallArgs() {
 		const { registry } = this.globalConfig.nodes.communityPackages;
 		if (registry !== DEFAULT_REGISTRY && !this.license.isCustomNpmRegistryEnabled()) {
 			throw new FeatureNotLicensedError(LICENSE_FEATURES.COMMUNITY_NODES_CUSTOM_REGISTRY);
 		}
-		return registry;
+		return [...NPM_COMMON_ARGS, ...NPM_INSTALL_ARGS, `--registry=${registry}`].join(' ');
 	}
 
 	private async installOrUpdatePackage(
@@ -340,7 +342,7 @@ export class CommunityPackagesService {
 	) {
 		const isUpdate = 'installedPackage' in options;
 		const packageVersion = isUpdate || !options.version ? 'latest' : options.version;
-		const command = `npm install ${packageName}@${packageVersion} --registry=${this.getNpmRegistry()}`;
+		const command = `npm install ${packageName}@${packageVersion} ${this.getNpmInstallArgs()}`;
 
 		try {
 			await this.executeNpmCommand(command);
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ export class CommunityPackagesService {
 
 	async installOrUpdateNpmPackage(packageName: string, packageVersion: string) {
 		await this.executeNpmCommand(
-			`npm install ${packageName}@${packageVersion} --registry=${this.getNpmRegistry()}`,
+			`npm install ${packageName}@${packageVersion} ${this.getNpmInstallArgs()}`,
 		);
 		await this.loadNodesAndCredentials.loadPackage(packageName);
 		await this.loadNodesAndCredentials.postProcessLoaders();