diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-test-app-template-updates.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-test-app-template-updates.yml
index c3cf4bbca39..e187a7f24c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-test-app-template-updates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-test-app-template-updates.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
           echo "Using temp dir: $tmpdir"
           cd "$tmpdir"
-          pnpm dlx ember-cli@latest new ember-test-app -b @ember-tooling/classic-build-app-blueprint --no-welcome --skip-git --skip-npm --ember-data=false
+          npx ember-cli@latest new ember-test-app -b @ember-tooling/classic-build-app-blueprint --no-welcome --skip-git --skip-npm --ember-data=false
           node "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/scripts/update-smoke-test-template.mjs" \
             "$tmpdir/ember-test-app" \
             "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/smoke-tests/app-template"
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
           echo "Using temp dir: $tmpdir"
           cd "$tmpdir"
-          pnpm dlx ember-cli@latest new v2-app-template --no-welcome --skip-git --skip-npm --ember-data=false
+          npx ember-cli@latest new v2-app-template --no-welcome --skip-git --skip-npm --ember-data=false
           node "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/scripts/update-smoke-test-template.mjs" \
             "$tmpdir/v2-app-template" \
             "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/smoke-tests/v2-app-template"