diff --git a/tgui/install_dependencies.bat b/tgui/install_dependencies.bat
index ad09693f49..d0e517b054 100644
--- a/tgui/install_dependencies.bat
+++ b/tgui/install_dependencies.bat
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ echo node.js 5.3.0 or newer must be installed for this script to work.
 echo If this script fails, try closing editors and running it again first.
 echo Any warnings about optional dependencies can be safely ignored.
 pause
+REM Install npm-cache
+cmd /c npm install npm-cache -g
 REM Install Gulp
 cmd /c npm install gulp-cli -g
 REM Install tgui dependencies
-cmd /c npm install
+cmd /c npm-cache install npm
 REM Flatten dependency tree
 cmd /c npm dedupe
 REM Clean dependency tree