diff --git a/.github/workflows/rnmobile-android-runner.yml b/.github/workflows/rnmobile-android-runner.yml
index 8bb83dfd7b6ec..d3138d7feeac4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rnmobile-android-runner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rnmobile-android-runner.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ jobs:
                   node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
                   cache: npm
 
-            - run: npm ci
+
+            # temporarily disabling for PR CI
+            # - run: npm ci
+            - run: npm install
 
             - name: Restore Gradle cache
               uses: actions/cache@c64c572235d810460d0d6876e9c705ad5002b353 # v2.1.6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rnmobile-ios-runner.yml b/.github/workflows/rnmobile-ios-runner.yml
index 4de60b55130c9..32476daed3c52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rnmobile-ios-runner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rnmobile-ios-runner.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ jobs:
                   node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
                   cache: npm
 
-            - run: npm ci
+            # temporarily disabling for PR CI
+            # - run: npm ci
+            - run: npm install
 
             - name: Prepare build cache key
               run: find package-lock.json packages/react-native-editor/ios packages/react-native-aztec/ios packages/react-native-bridge/ios -type f -print0 | sort -z | xargs -0 shasum | tee ios-checksums.txt