diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 47c0193ef25..9af1c9df3ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ jobs:
           path: ./agoric-sdk
       - uses: ./agoric-sdk/.github/actions/restore-node
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          # XXX loadgen not compatible with 18.19 https://github.com/Agoric/agoric-sdk/pull/8365#issuecomment-1848003597
+          node-version: 18.18
           path: ./agoric-sdk
           # Forces xsnap to initialize all memory to random data, which increases
           # the chances the content of snapshots may deviate between validators