diff --git a/build_ohana.sh b/build_ohana.sh
index 34a69446da0c77ce2c731d8c15766ab557f76909..c9bb32d6fe139de267eb1bef29f76e6100dc37b2 100755
--- a/build_ohana.sh
+++ b/build_ohana.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ version=$(cat "$file")
 export NVM_DIR=$HOME/.nvm;
 source $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh;
 nvm install $version
-export NODE_OPTIONS='--no-experimental-fetch'
 echo "**************************************************************************************"
 echo "Done installing correct npm version."
 
@@ -92,6 +91,7 @@ echo "Done setting up es lint."
 
 echo "**************************************************************************************"
 echo "Running npm run build ..."
+export NODE_OPTIONS='--no-experimental-fetch'
 npm run build
 echo "**************************************************************************************"
 echo "Done running npm run build."