diff --git a/.github/actions/load-verdaccio-with-amplify-js/action.yml b/.github/actions/load-verdaccio-with-amplify-js/action.yml
index c8cd349cb86..029b7e438e1 100644
--- a/.github/actions/load-verdaccio-with-amplify-js/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/load-verdaccio-with-amplify-js/action.yml
@@ -18,14 +18,21 @@ runs:
     - name: Install and run npm-cli-login
       shell: bash
       env:
-        NPM_REGISTRY: http://localhost:4873/
+        NPM_REGISTRY: http://localhost:4873
         NPM_USER: verdaccio
         NPM_PASS: verdaccio
         NPM_EMAIL: verdaccio@amplify.js
       run: |
-        npm i -g npm-cli-adduser
-        npm-cli-adduser
-        sleep 1
+        curl -s \
+        -H "Accept: application/json" \
+        -H "Content-Type:application/json" \
+        -X PUT --data "{\"name\": \"$NPM_USER\", \"password\": \"$NPM_PASS\"}" \
+        $NPM_REGISTRY/-/user/org.couchdb.user:$NPM_USER \
+        && curl -s \
+        -H "Accept: application/json" \
+        -H "Content-Type:application/json" \
+        -X PUT --data "{\"name\": \"$NPM_USER\", \"password\": \"$NPM_PASS\"}" \
+        --user $NPM_USER:$NPM_PASS $NPM_REGISTRY/-/user/org.couchdb.user:$NPM_USER
     - name: Configure registry and git
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ./amplify-js