diff --git a/packages.yml b/packages.yml
index fa64e1e..85df184 100644
--- a/packages.yml
+++ b/packages.yml
@@ -19,19 +19,9 @@
   apt:
     update_cache: yes
 
-# we use curl directly because it's the recommended method
 - name: Packages, Adding nodejs dependency
   become: true
-  shell: curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | bash -
-  args:
-    warn: false
-
-# we use apt-get directly because otherwise it does not work
-- name: Packages, Ensuring the upgrade of nodejs
-  become: true
-  shell: apt-get install -y nodejs
-  args:
-    warn: false
+  script: sequent-ui/templates/install_node.sh
 
 - name: Packages, Installing packages
   become: true
diff --git a/sequent-ui/templates/install_node.sh b/sequent-ui/templates/install_node.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb36092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sequent-ui/templates/install_node.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This file is part of deployment-tool.
+# Copyright (C) 2023  Sequent Tech Inc <legal@sequentech.io>
+
+# deployment-tool is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License.
+
+# deployment-tool  is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with deployment-tool.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+set -uex; \
+    apt-get update; \
+    apt-get install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg; \
+    mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings; \
+    curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key \
+     | gpg --yes --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg; \
+    NODE_MAJOR=18; \
+    echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_$NODE_MAJOR.x nodistro main" \
+     > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list; \
+    apt-get -qy update; \
+    apt-get -qy install nodejs;
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