diff --git a/ct/node-red.sh b/ct/node-red.sh
index 317c1dd89..74443ae46 100644
--- a/ct/node-red.sh
+++ b/ct/node-red.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ update_deb_based() {
     msg_ok "Stopped Service"
 
     msg_info "Updating Node-Red"
-    $STD npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red
+    $STD npm install -g node-red
     msg_ok "Updated Node-Red"
 
     msg_info "Starting Service"
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ update_alpine() {
   msg_ok "Updated Node.js and npm"
 
   msg_info "Updating Node-RED"
-  $STD npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red
+  $STD npm install -g node-red
   msg_ok "Updated Node-RED"
 
   msg_info "Restarting Node-RED"
diff --git a/install/node-red-install.sh b/install/node-red-install.sh
index b9266d5ac..0c43cc2c8 100644
--- a/install/node-red-install.sh
+++ b/install/node-red-install.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ setup_deb_based() {
   NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs
 
   msg_info "Installing Node-Red"
-  $STD npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red
+  $STD npm install -g node-red
   echo "journalctl -f -n 100 -u nodered -o cat" >/usr/bin/node-red-log
   chmod +x /usr/bin/node-red-log
   echo "systemctl stop nodered" >/usr/bin/node-red-stop
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ setup_alpine() {
   msg_ok "Created Node-RED User"
 
   msg_info "Installing Node-RED"
-  $STD npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red
+  $STD npm install -g node-red
   msg_ok "Installed Node-RED"
 
   msg_info "Creating /home/nodered"