diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f3218067..1b783e3b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
         "pdf-parse": "^1.1.1",
         "serve": "^14.2.4",
         "signale": "^1.4.0",
+        "skip-postinstall": "^1.0.0",
         "srcset": "^4.0.0",
         "table2array": "^0.0.2",
         "tabletojson": "^2.0.7",
@@ -8069,6 +8070,15 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sisteransi/-/sisteransi-1.0.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-bLGGlR1QxBcynn2d5YmDX4MGjlZvy2MRBDRNHLJ8VI6l6+9FUiyTFNJ0IveOSP0bcXgVDPRcfGqA0pjaqUpfVg=="
     },
+    "node_modules/skip-postinstall": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/skip-postinstall/-/skip-postinstall-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IUVEmm4v7Ubzrp9JDG15oTzMB+abJdHcduXMRzBlHnHRrmpQ/QoPtYCRaorP+abAULTGEh87gPPyyMK5H1X1Dg==",
+      "deprecated": "Package no longer supported. Contact Support at https://www.npmjs.com/support for more info.",
+      "bin": {
+        "skip-postinstall": "index.js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/slash": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/slash/-/slash-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -14866,6 +14876,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sisteransi/-/sisteransi-1.0.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-bLGGlR1QxBcynn2d5YmDX4MGjlZvy2MRBDRNHLJ8VI6l6+9FUiyTFNJ0IveOSP0bcXgVDPRcfGqA0pjaqUpfVg=="
     },
+    "skip-postinstall": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/skip-postinstall/-/skip-postinstall-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IUVEmm4v7Ubzrp9JDG15oTzMB+abJdHcduXMRzBlHnHRrmpQ/QoPtYCRaorP+abAULTGEh87gPPyyMK5H1X1Dg=="
+    },
     "slash": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/slash/-/slash-3.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 104754b8..03db1c49 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "test": "run-script-os",
     "test:win32": "SET \"TZ=Pacific/Nauru\" && npx jest --runInBand",
     "test:default": "TZ=Pacific/Nauru npx jest --runInBand",
-    "postinstall": "test -n \"$SKIP_POSTINSTALL\" || npm run api:load",
+    "postinstall": "skip-postinstall || npm run api:load",
     "prepare": "husky"
   },
   "private": true,
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
     "pdf-parse": "^1.1.1",
     "serve": "^14.2.4",
     "signale": "^1.4.0",
+    "skip-postinstall": "^1.0.0",
     "srcset": "^4.0.0",
     "table2array": "^0.0.2",
     "tabletojson": "^2.0.7",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7fb0e29a..9740f074 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4712,6 +4712,11 @@ sisteransi@^1.0.5:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/sisteransi/-/sisteransi-1.0.5.tgz"
   integrity sha512-bLGGlR1QxBcynn2d5YmDX4MGjlZvy2MRBDRNHLJ8VI6l6+9FUiyTFNJ0IveOSP0bcXgVDPRcfGqA0pjaqUpfVg==
 
+skip-postinstall@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/skip-postinstall/-/skip-postinstall-1.0.0.tgz"
+  integrity sha512-IUVEmm4v7Ubzrp9JDG15oTzMB+abJdHcduXMRzBlHnHRrmpQ/QoPtYCRaorP+abAULTGEh87gPPyyMK5H1X1Dg==
+
 slash@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/slash/-/slash-3.0.0.tgz"