diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bfa3338598a7c0f467bb66307f28b3d96a6fed0c..710bef8a056f74946d91817fda0c677295856cd1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ publish_npm:
         - config/package.json
   script:
     - mkdir clients
+    - npm install ts-proto@1.115.5
     - make proto
     - cd ./config
     - rsync -a --prune-empty-dirs ../clients ./
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5ce9809ff4d0d428af27227478f5266bf6476b8c..5de7249c2eaaeda87e2848c0525ccc9c95b17abb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ ifeq (,$(shell which npm))
 	$(error "NPM not found. Run for linux: \"sudo apt install npm\", for mac: \"brew install npm\" \
 	or visit \"https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started\" for more.\n")
 endif
-ifeq (,$(shell which protoc-gen-ts_proto))
-	$(error "Ts-proto plugin for protoc not found. \
-	Run \"npm install -g ts-proto@1.115.5\" \
-	or visit \"https://github.com/stephenh/ts-proto\" for more.\n")
-endif
+#ifeq (,$(shell which protoc-gen-ts_proto))
+#	$(error "Ts-proto plugin for protoc not found. \
+#	Run \"npm install -g ts-proto@1.115.5\" \
+#	or visit \"https://github.com/stephenh/ts-proto\" for more.\n")
+#endif
 #ifeq (,$(shell which tsc))
 #	$(error "Typescript not found. \
 #	Run \"npm install -g typescript@4.7.4\" \