diff --git a/ct/nginxproxymanager.sh b/ct/nginxproxymanager.sh
index 98248394..2c4259d2 100644
--- a/ct/nginxproxymanager.sh
+++ b/ct/nginxproxymanager.sh
@@ -50,12 +50,10 @@ function update_script() {
     sed -i "s|\"version\": \"0.0.0\"|\"version\": \"$RELEASE\"|" backend/package.json
     sed -i "s|\"version\": \"0.0.0\"|\"version\": \"$RELEASE\"|" frontend/package.json
     cd ./frontend || exit
-    # Remove yarn.lock to force fresh dependency resolution
-    rm -f yarn.lock
-    # Replace node-sass with sass (Dart Sass) for Node.js compatibility
-    $STD yarn remove node-sass 2>/dev/null || true
-    $STD yarn add -D sass
+    # First install to generate yarn.lock, then swap node-sass for sass
     $STD yarn install --network-timeout 600000
+    $STD yarn remove node-sass
+    $STD yarn add -D sass
     $STD yarn build
   )
   msg_ok "Built Frontend"
diff --git a/install/nginxproxymanager-install.sh b/install/nginxproxymanager-install.sh
index f470638c..a40297e0 100644
--- a/install/nginxproxymanager-install.sh
+++ b/install/nginxproxymanager-install.sh
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ msg_ok "Set up Environment"
 msg_info "Building Frontend"
 cd ./frontend
 export NODE_OPTIONS="--openssl-legacy-provider"
-rm -f yarn.lock
-$STD yarn remove node-sass 2>/dev/null || true
-$STD yarn add -D sass
+# First install to generate yarn.lock, then swap node-sass for sass
 $STD yarn install --network-timeout 600000
+$STD yarn remove node-sass
+$STD yarn add -D sass
 $STD yarn build
 cp -r dist/* /app/frontend
 cp -r app-images/* /app/frontend/images