diff --git a/R/node.R b/R/node.R
index 7293b3c..f359e7f 100644
--- a/R/node.R
+++ b/R/node.R
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ install_flowr <- function(flowr_ver, verbose = FALSE, base_dir = get_default_nod
 #' @export
 exec_flowr <- function(args, verbose = FALSE, base_dir = get_default_node_base_dir(), background = FALSE) {
   # we installed flowr globally (see above) in the scope of our local node installation, so we can find it here
-  flowr_path <- file.path(get_node_exe_dir(base_dir), "node_modules", "@eagleoutice", "flowr", "cli", "flowr.js")
+  node_modules <- if (get_os() == "win") "node_modules" else file.path("lib", "node_modules")
+  flowr_path <- file.path(get_node_exe_dir(base_dir), node_modules, "@eagleoutice", "flowr", "cli", "flowr.js")
   exec_node_command("node", c(flowr_path, args), verbose, base_dir, background)
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-node.R b/tests/testthat/test-node.R
index 19c60d1..b2a8aae 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-node.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-node.R
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ test_that("find package directory", {
 })
 test_that("install node", {
   options(timeout = 300)
-  expect_no_error(install_node("22.5.1"))
+  expect_no_error(install_node("22.9.0", TRUE))
 })
 test_that("install flowr", {
-  expect_equal(install_flowr("2.0.11"), 0)
+  expect_equal(install_flowr("2.0.11", TRUE), 0)
 })