diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 7674fd121..d18a6c170 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ jobs:
           pip install --no-cache-dir -r ./requirements.txt
           pip install --no-cache-dir -r ./tests/requirements.txt
 
+      - name: Set up Node
+        if: env.NEED_FRONTEND || env.BUILD_AND_RUN_ALL
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version-file: 'covalent_ui/webapp/.nvmrc'
+
       - name: Build webapp
         if: env.NEED_FRONTEND || env.BUILD_AND_RUN_ALL
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v2
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06610d0aa..c8636c956 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Operations
 
+- Respecting node version as specified in `.nvmrc` file for tests workflow
 - Bumped versions in pre-commit config
 - Added prettier for markdown files.
 - Reduce the number of pinned version numbers in the `setup.py`, `requirements.txt`, and `requirements-client.txt`