diff --git a/.ebextensions/00_deploy_npm.config b/.ebextensions/00_deploy_npm.config
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+files:
+  "/opt/elasticbeanstalk/env.vars" :
+    mode: "000775"
+    owner: root
+    group: users
+    content: |
+      export NPM_CONFIG_LOGLEVEL=error
+      export NODE_PATH=`ls -td /opt/elasticbeanstalk/node-install/node-* | head -1`/bin
+  "/opt/elasticbeanstalk/hooks/appdeploy/pre/50npm.sh" :
+    mode: "000775"
+    owner: root
+    group: users
+    content: |
+      #!/bin/bash
+      . /opt/elasticbeanstalk/env.vars
+      function error_exit
+      {
+        eventHelper.py --msg "$1" --severity ERROR
+        exit $2
+      }
+
+      #install not-installed yet app node_modules
+      if [ ! -d "/var/node_modules" ]; then
+        mkdir /var/node_modules ;
+      fi
+      if [ -d /tmp/deployment/application ]; then
+        ln -s /var/node_modules /tmp/deployment/application/
+      fi
+
+      OUT=$([ -d "/tmp/deployment/application" ] && cd /tmp/deployment/application && $NODE_PATH/npm install 2>&1) || error_exit "Failed to run npm install.  $OUT" $?
+      echo $OUT
+  "/opt/elasticbeanstalk/hooks/configdeploy/pre/50npm.sh" :
+    mode: "000666"
+    owner: root
+    group: users
+    content: |
+       #no need to run npm install during configdeploy