diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-smoke-test.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-smoke-test.yml
index 42e4a176f52..bf732350184 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-smoke-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-smoke-test.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm install -g pnpm
           pnpm install
-          pnpm nx composer-install --args="--no-dev" woocommerce
+          pnpm nx composer-install --args="--flag=--no-dev" woocommerce
           pnpm nx build-assets woocommerce
           pnpm install jest
           
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/project.json b/plugins/woocommerce/project.json
index b7702c273b0..8841d7d6810 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/project.json
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/project.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
       "executor": "@nrwl/workspace:run-commands",
       "options": {
         "commands": [
-            "composer install"
+            "composer install {args.flag}"
         ],
         "cwd": "plugins/woocommerce"
       }