From 2d6eea82d324d4560f7445d87647ce0d5e87c678 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Omar Ajoue <krynble@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 11:58:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(cli): Init nodes dir to ensure `npm install` succeeds
 (#3934)

Init nodes folder when created so npm doesnt fail
---
 packages/cli/src/CommunityNodes/helpers.ts | 15 +++++++++------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/cli/src/CommunityNodes/helpers.ts b/packages/cli/src/CommunityNodes/helpers.ts
index 5fb30eb200..38544efdb5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/CommunityNodes/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/CommunityNodes/helpers.ts
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ export const executeCommand = async (
 ): Promise<string> => {
 	const downloadFolder = UserSettings.getUserN8nFolderDowloadedNodesPath();
 
-	try {
-		await fsAccess(downloadFolder);
-	} catch (_) {
-		await fsMkdir(downloadFolder);
-	}
-
 	const execOptions = {
 		cwd: downloadFolder,
 		env: {
@@ -93,6 +87,15 @@ export const executeCommand = async (
 		},
 	};
 
+	try {
+		await fsAccess(downloadFolder);
+	} catch (_) {
+		await fsMkdir(downloadFolder);
+		// Also init the folder since some versions
+		// of npm complain if the folder is empty
+		await execAsync('npm init -y', execOptions);
+	}
+
 	try {
 		const commandResult = await execAsync(command, execOptions);