diff --git a/lib/builtins/build-flows/abstract-build-flow.js b/lib/builtins/build-flows/abstract-build-flow.js
index db5a4d31..2056ba47 100644
--- a/lib/builtins/build-flows/abstract-build-flow.js
+++ b/lib/builtins/build-flows/abstract-build-flow.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class AbstractBuildFlow {
         this.cwd = cwd;
         this.src = src;
         this.buildFile = buildFile;
+        this.env = process.env;
         this.stdio = 'inherit';
         this.doDebug = !!doDebug;
         this.isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ class AbstractBuildFlow {
      * @param {String} cmd command
      */
     execCommand(cmd) {
-        childProcess.execSync(cmd, { cwd: this.cwd, stdio: this.stdio });
+        childProcess.execSync(cmd, { cwd: this.cwd, env: this.env, stdio: this.stdio });
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/builtins/build-flows/nodejs-npm.js b/lib/builtins/build-flows/nodejs-npm.js
index 7d9d262c..d7715170 100644
--- a/lib/builtins/build-flows/nodejs-npm.js
+++ b/lib/builtins/build-flows/nodejs-npm.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ class NodeJsNpmBuildFlow extends AbstractBuildFlow {
      */
     static get manifest() { return 'package.json'; }
 
+    static get _lockFiles() { return ['package-lock.json', 'npm-shrinkwrap.json']; }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the build flow can handle the build
      */
@@ -33,11 +35,17 @@ class NodeJsNpmBuildFlow extends AbstractBuildFlow {
      * @param {Function} callback
      */
     execute(callback) {
+        const installCmd = this._hasLockFile() ? 'ci' : 'install';
         const quietFlag = this.doDebug ? '' : ' --quiet';
+        this.env.NODE_ENV = 'production';
         this.debug(`Installing NodeJS dependencies based on the ${NodeJsNpmBuildFlow.manifest}.`);
-        this.execCommand(`npm install --production${quietFlag}`);
+        this.execCommand(`npm ${installCmd}${quietFlag}`);
         this.createZip(callback);
     }
+
+    _hasLockFile() {
+        return NodeJsNpmBuildFlow._lockFiles.some(file => fs.existsSync(path.join(this.src, file)));
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = NodeJsNpmBuildFlow;
diff --git a/test/unit/builtins/build-flows/nodejs-npm-test.js b/test/unit/builtins/build-flows/nodejs-npm-test.js
index a082d1f0..5bfb6f5f 100644
--- a/test/unit/builtins/build-flows/nodejs-npm-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/builtins/build-flows/nodejs-npm-test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { expect } = require('chai');
 const sinon = require('sinon');
+const fs = require('fs-extra');
 
 const AbstractBuildFlow = require('@src/builtins/build-flows/abstract-build-flow');
 const NodeJsNpmBuildFlow = require('@src/builtins/build-flows/nodejs-npm');
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ describe('NodeJsNpmBuildFlow test', () => {
     let execStub;
     let debugStub;
     let createZipStub;
+    let lockFileStub;
     beforeEach(() => {
         config = {
             cwd: 'cwd',
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ describe('NodeJsNpmBuildFlow test', () => {
         execStub = sinon.stub(AbstractBuildFlow.prototype, 'execCommand');
         debugStub = sinon.stub(AbstractBuildFlow.prototype, 'debug');
         createZipStub = sinon.stub(AbstractBuildFlow.prototype, 'createZip').yields();
+        lockFileStub = sinon.stub(fs, 'existsSync').returns(false);
     });
     describe('# inspect correctness of execute', () => {
         it('| should execute commands', (done) => {
@@ -27,7 +30,22 @@ describe('NodeJsNpmBuildFlow test', () => {
             buildFlow.execute((err, res) => {
                 expect(err).eql(undefined);
                 expect(res).eql(undefined);
-                expect(execStub.args[0][0]).eql('npm install --production --quiet');
+                expect(buildFlow.env.NODE_ENV).eql('production');
+                expect(execStub.args[0][0]).eql('npm install --quiet');
+                expect(createZipStub.callCount).eql(1);
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('| should execute commands with package lock file', (done) => {
+            lockFileStub.returns(true);
+            const buildFlow = new NodeJsNpmBuildFlow(config);
+
+            buildFlow.execute((err, res) => {
+                expect(err).eql(undefined);
+                expect(res).eql(undefined);
+                expect(buildFlow.env.NODE_ENV).eql('production');
+                expect(execStub.args[0][0]).eql('npm ci --quiet');
                 expect(createZipStub.callCount).eql(1);
                 done();
             });
@@ -40,8 +58,10 @@ describe('NodeJsNpmBuildFlow test', () => {
             buildFlow.execute((err, res) => {
                 expect(err).eql(undefined);
                 expect(res).eql(undefined);
-                expect(execStub.args[0][0]).eql('npm install --production');
+                expect(buildFlow.env.NODE_ENV).eql('production');
+                expect(execStub.args[0][0]).eql('npm install');
                 expect(debugStub.args[0][0]).eql('Installing NodeJS dependencies based on the package.json.');
+                expect(createZipStub.callCount).eql(1);
                 done();
             });
         });