diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
index d0128db4900..7b1581edece 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up node ${{ steps.versions.outputs.nodeVersion }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@60edb5dd545a775178f52524783378180af0d1f8 # v4.0.2
         with:
+          cache: 'npm'
           node-version: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.nodeVersion }}
 
       - name: Set up npm ${{ steps.versions.outputs.npmVersion }}
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install node dependencies & build assistant app
         working-directory: apps/assistant
         run: |
+          composer install --no-dev
           npm ci
           npm run build
 
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
+        node-version: [16]
         containers: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
         php-versions: [ '8.1' ]
         run-in-parallel:
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up node ${{ needs.init.outputs.nodeVersion }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@60edb5dd545a775178f52524783378180af0d1f8 # v4.0.2
         with:
+          cache: 'npm'
           node-version: ${{ needs.init.outputs.nodeVersion }}
 
       - name: Set up npm ${{ needs.init.outputs.npmVersion }}