diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index fbd18e6ead..618246ea95 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 engine-strict=true
-provenance=true
\ No newline at end of file
+provenance=true
+ignore-scripts=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3e5d50cccf..a0ff6e24b8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     "": {
       "name": "@deephaven/web-client-ui",
       "version": "0.0.1",
-      "hasInstallScript": true,
       "workspaces": [
         "packages/*"
       ],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19fb057fa3..6c96815e4c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
     "npm": ">=11"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "postinstall": "node ./skip.js || run-s build:necessary",
     "clean:build": "rimraf packages/*/dist packages/*/build",
-    "postclean:build": "npm run clean:types",
     "clean:cache": "run-s clean:cache:*",
     "clean:cache:eslint": "rimraf .eslintcache",
     "clean:cache:jest": "jest --clearCache",
@@ -33,15 +31,14 @@
     "analyze": "lerna run analyze",
     "preview": "lerna run --scope=@deephaven/{code-studio,embed-widget} preview --stream",
     "preview:app": "lerna run --scope=@deephaven/code-studio preview --stream",
-    "prestart": "npm run build:necessary",
-    "start": "run-p watch:types start:*",
+    "preview:embed-widget": "lerna run --scope=@deephaven/embed-widget preview --stream",
+    "dev": "run-p watch:types start:*",
+    "start": "run-s build:necessary dev",
     "start:app": "lerna run start --scope=@deephaven/code-studio --stream",
     "start:embed-widget": "lerna run start --scope=@deephaven/embed-widget --stream",
-    "pretest": "npm run build:necessary",
     "test": "jest --watch --changedSince origin/main",
     "test:debug": "node --inspect-brk node_modules/.bin/jest --config jest.config.unit.cjs --runInBand --watch",
-    "pretest:unit": "npm run pretest",
-    "test:unit": "jest --config jest.config.unit.cjs",
+    "test:unit": "npm run build:necessary && jest --config jest.config.unit.cjs",
     "test:lint": "jest --config jest.config.lint.cjs",
     "test:golden-layout": "lerna run test:ci --scope=@deephaven/golden-layout --stream",
     "version-bump": "lerna version --conventional-commits --create-release github",
diff --git a/packages/golden-layout/package.json b/packages/golden-layout/package.json
index e7a156716a..d1bd580b00 100644
--- a/packages/golden-layout/package.json
+++ b/packages/golden-layout/package.json
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
     "build": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production run-p build:*",
     "build:sass": "sass --embed-sources --load-path=../../node_modules --style=compressed ./src:./dist ./scss:./css",
     "build:babel": "babel ./src --out-dir ./dist --extensions \".ts,.js,.tsx,.jsx\" --source-maps --root-mode upward",
-    "pretest": "npm run build",
-    "test": "karma start karma.conf.cjs",
-    "pretest:ci": "npm run pretest",
-    "test:ci": "karma start karma.conf.cjs --single-run"
+    "test": "run-s build test-start",
+    "test-start": "karma start karma.conf.cjs",
+    "test:ci": "run-s build test:ci-start",
+    "test:ci-start": "karma start karma.conf.cjs --single-run"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/skip.js b/skip.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ce436a6b3f..0000000000
--- a/skip.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// Script will skip the postinstall script if `SKIP_POSTINSTALL` env variable is set
-if (process.env.SKIP_POSTINSTALL) {
-  process.exit(0);
-} else {
-  process.exit(1);
-}
diff --git a/tests/docker-scripts/Dockerfile b/tests/docker-scripts/Dockerfile
index 95493843be..bc2e796ef8 100644
--- a/tests/docker-scripts/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/docker-scripts/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 FROM alpine AS copy-packages
 WORKDIR /work/
 COPY . /tmp/web-client-ui
-COPY package.json package-lock.json skip.js ./
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
 # cd first so the cp doesn't include /tmp/web-client-ui in the paths
 RUN cd /tmp/web-client-ui && cp --parents ./packages/*/package.json /work/
 
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ COPY --from=copy-packages /work/ .
 # Confirm node version is correct for debugging
 RUN node --version
 
-# Disable the postinstall script, or npm ci will try and build and the files won't be there
-# We don't need the postinstall since we're going to rebuild right after
-RUN SKIP_POSTINSTALL=1 npm ci
+# Install npm packages
+RUN npm ci
 
 # Copy the web-client-ui src folder to the docker image
 # We do this last because the source files are the most likely to change