diff --git a/scripts/bytecodecompare/storebytecode.sh b/scripts/bytecodecompare/storebytecode.sh
index 6efa94def..fbbe03457 100755
--- a/scripts/bytecodecompare/storebytecode.sh
+++ b/scripts/bytecodecompare/storebytecode.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d -t storebytecode_XXXXXX)
         popd
 
         cp "${SCRIPT_DIR}/prepare_report.js" .
+        npm init --yes
         npm install ./solc-js/dist
 
         echo "Running the compiler..."