diff --git a/build-local-docker-image.sh b/build-local-docker-image.sh
index 221df1a666..fbb2b907cb 100755
--- a/build-local-docker-image.sh
+++ b/build-local-docker-image.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ function remove_image() {
 function build_sdk(){
     # build nocodb-sdk
     cd ${SCRIPT_DIR}/packages/nocodb-sdk
-    npm ci || ERROR="sdk build failed"
-    npm run build || ERROR="sdk build failed"
+    pnpm install --prod || ERROR="sdk build failed"
+    pnpm run build || ERROR="sdk build failed"
 }
 
 function build_gui(){
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ function build_gui(){
     export NODE_OPTIONS="--max_old_space_size=16384"
     # generate static build of nc-gui
     cd ${SCRIPT_DIR}/packages/nc-gui
-    npm ci || ERROR="gui build failed"
-    npm run generate || ERROR="gui build failed"
+    pnpm install --prod || ERROR="gui build failed"
+    pnpm run generate || ERROR="gui build failed"
 }
 
 function copy_gui_artifacts(){
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function package_nocodb(){
     #build nocodb
     # build nocodb ( pack nocodb-sdk and nc-gui )
     cd ${SCRIPT_DIR}/packages/nocodb
-    npm install || ERROR="package_nocodb failed"
+    pnpm install --prod || ERROR="package_nocodb failed"
     EE=true ./node_modules/.bin/webpack --config webpack.local.config.js || ERROR="package_nocodb failed"
 }