diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-on-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/build-on-pull-request.yml
index eb267c9f9..525816207 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-on-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-on-pull-request.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ jobs:
          java-version: 11
          distribution: 'zulu'
 
-     - name: Use Node.js 18.10
-       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-       with:
-         node-version: '18.10'
-
      - name: Check out xyna-factory
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
           
@@ -26,17 +21,14 @@ jobs:
        env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        run: |
-          gh pr diff {{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --name-only | grep '^modules/' | cut -f 2-3 -d/ | sort | uniq | tee changed-modules.txt
-          echo "CHANGES=$(cat changed-modules.txt | wc -l)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          gh pr diff ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --name-only | grep '^modules/' | cut -f 2-3 -d/ | sort | uniq | tee changed-modules.txt
 
      - name: build basic factory
        run: |
           cd installation
           ./build.sh build
-       if: env.CHANGES > 0
 
      - name: build changed modules
        run: |
           cd modules
           for d in $(cat ../changed-modules.txt); do test -d "$d" && ant -Doracle.home=/tmp -f "$d/build.xml"; done
-       if: env.CHANGES > 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightbuild.yml b/.github/workflows/nightbuild.yml
index 45137a4cc..7f9637db2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightbuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightbuild.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [16.x]
+        node-version: [18.x]
         java-version: [11]
 
     steps:
@@ -39,8 +39,4 @@ jobs:
      - name: build
        run: |
           cd installation
-          ./updateVersion.sh $(grep "release.number=v" ./delivery/delivery.properties | sed 's/release.number=v//g')
-          sed -i 's/# main/set -e/' ./build.sh
-          sed -i 's/nvm --version//' ./build.sh
-          sed -i 's/nvm use .*//' ./build.sh
           ./build.sh all
diff --git a/installation/build.sh b/installation/build.sh
index ed80d3f78..1285daa0a 100755
--- a/installation/build.sh
+++ b/installation/build.sh
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ check_dependencies() {
   mvn --version
   ant -version
   git --version
-  node --version
   zip --version
 }
 
+check_dependencies_frontend() {
+  node --version
+}
+
 checkout_factory() {
   echo "cheking out factory..."
   # $1 where to check out
@@ -653,6 +656,7 @@ case $1 in
     build
     ;;
   "all")
+    check_dependencies_frontend
     build_all
     ;;
   "compose")