diff --git a/.evergreen/.install_node b/.evergreen/.install_node
index d96e2533f..0c538c747 100644
--- a/.evergreen/.install_node
+++ b/.evergreen/.install_node
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ else
 
   nvm install $NODE_JS_VERSION
   nvm alias default $NODE_JS_VERSION
-  npm install -g npm@latest
+  npm install -g npm@6
 fi
 
 . "$BASEDIR/.setup_env"
diff --git a/.evergreen/InstallNode.ps1 b/.evergreen/InstallNode.ps1
index 5119c056a..45116d582 100644
--- a/.evergreen/InstallNode.ps1
+++ b/.evergreen/InstallNode.ps1
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ Remove-Item .\npm.cmd
 Remove-Item .\npx
 Remove-Item .\npx.cmd
 Move-Item .\node_modules\npm -Destination .\node_modules\npm2
-.\node.exe .\node_modules\npm2\bin\npm-cli.js i -g npm@latest
+.\node.exe .\node_modules\npm2\bin\npm-cli.js i -g npm@6