diff --git a/utils/docker/Dockerfile.focal b/utils/docker/Dockerfile.focal
index cdc8dd5bde..2ba495eb38 100644
--- a/utils/docker/Dockerfile.focal
+++ b/utils/docker/Dockerfile.focal
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ RUN mkdir /ms-playwright && \
     mkdir /ms-playwright-agent && \
     cd /ms-playwright-agent && npm init -y && \
     npm i /tmp/playwright-core.tar.gz && \
-    npx playwright-core mark-docker-image "${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME_TEMPLATE}" && \
-    npx playwright-core install --with-deps && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
+    npm exec --no -- playwright-core mark-docker-image "${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME_TEMPLATE}" && \
+    npm exec --no -- playwright-core install --with-deps && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
     rm /tmp/playwright-core.tar.gz && \
     chmod -R 777 /ms-playwright
diff --git a/utils/docker/Dockerfile.jammy b/utils/docker/Dockerfile.jammy
index c088142b3e..c6224b6773 100644
--- a/utils/docker/Dockerfile.jammy
+++ b/utils/docker/Dockerfile.jammy
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ RUN mkdir /ms-playwright && \
     mkdir /ms-playwright-agent && \
     cd /ms-playwright-agent && npm init -y && \
     npm i /tmp/playwright-core.tar.gz && \
-    npx playwright-core mark-docker-image "${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME_TEMPLATE}" && \
-    npx playwright-core install --with-deps && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
+    npm exec --no -- playwright-core mark-docker-image "${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME_TEMPLATE}" && \
+    npm exec --no -- playwright-core install --with-deps && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
     rm /tmp/playwright-core.tar.gz && \
     rm -rf /ms-playwright-agent && \
     chmod -R 777 /ms-playwright