diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 14a51b7c..042c4c9d 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ override_dh_install:
 	cp -v node-binding/package.json node-binding/index.js node-binding/addon.cc node-binding/addon.h node-binding/client.cc node-binding/client.h debian/tmp/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nodejs/vitastor
 	cp -v node-binding/build/Release/addon.node debian/tmp/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nodejs/vitastor/build/Release
 	dh_install
+	cd debian/vitastor-mon/usr/lib/vitastor/mon && npm install --production
 
 override_dh_installdeb:
 	cat debian/fio_version >> debian/vitastor-fio.substvars
diff --git a/debian/vitastor-build.sh b/debian/vitastor-build.sh
index 395938f6..dd5cc925 100755
--- a/debian/vitastor-build.sh
+++ b/debian/vitastor-build.sh
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ rm -rf a b
 
 echo "dep:fio=$FIO" > debian/fio_version
 
-cd /root/vitastor/packages/vitastor-$REL/vitastor-$VER/mon
-npm install --production
-
 cd /root/vitastor/packages/vitastor-$REL
 if [[ ( "$REL" = "trixie" || "$REL" = "resolute" ) && -e ../vitastor-bookworm/vitastor_$VER.orig.tar.xz ]]; then
     # Fucking shit, archives differ between bookworm (xz 5.4.1) and trixie (xz 5.8.1)