diff --git a/build/build.sh b/build/build.sh
index e70746c..1e74990 100644
--- a/build/build.sh
+++ b/build/build.sh
@@ -154,22 +154,30 @@
     echo "[BUILD] Node ${NODE_VERSION} required. Setting up..."
     if command -v fnm &>/dev/null; then
         eval "$(fnm env)"
-        fnm use "${NODE_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null || fnm install "${NODE_VERSION}"
+        fnm install "${NODE_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null || true
         fnm use "${NODE_VERSION}"
     elif [[ -d "${HOME}/.nvm" ]]; then
         export NVM_DIR="${HOME}/.nvm"
         [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
-        nvm use "${NODE_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null || nvm install "${NODE_VERSION}"
+        nvm install "${NODE_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null || true
+        nvm use "${NODE_VERSION}"
     else
-        echo "[BUILD] WARNING: Node version mismatch. Install Node ${NODE_VERSION} via nvm/fnm."
+        echo "[BUILD] ERROR: Node ${NODE_VERSION} required. Install it with fnm or nvm."
+        exit 1
     fi
 fi
 
-echo "[BUILD] Installing dependencies (this may take a while)..."
+echo "[BUILD] Using Node: $(node -v)"
+echo "[BUILD] Using npm:  $(npm -v)"
 
-echo "[BUILD] Installing dependencies with npm install..."
-rm -rf node_modules
-npm install
+if [[ "$(node -v)" != "v${NODE_VERSION}"* ]]; then
+    echo "[BUILD] ERROR: Expected Node v${NODE_VERSION}, got $(node -v)"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "[BUILD] Installing dependencies with npm install --ignore-scripts..."
+rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json
+npm install --ignore-scripts
 
 # Step 7: Compile
 echo "[BUILD] Compiling VS Code..."