diff --git a/rakelib/node_package.rake b/rakelib/node_package.rake
index b6e2d7157..2f617a61e 100644
--- a/rakelib/node_package.rake
+++ b/rakelib/node_package.rake
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace :node_package do
 
   task :build do
     puts "Building Node Package and running 'yalc publish'"
-    sh "yarn run build && yalc publish"
+    sh "yarn run build && yarn yalc publish"
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/rakelib/shakapacker_examples.rake b/rakelib/shakapacker_examples.rake
index c17f2f8e0..165bbfc0d 100644
--- a/rakelib/shakapacker_examples.rake
+++ b/rakelib/shakapacker_examples.rake
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ namespace :shakapacker_examples do # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
     task example_type.gen_task_name_short => example_type.clobber_task_name do
       puts "Running shakapacker_examples:#{example_type.gen_task_name_short}"
       mkdir_p(example_type.dir)
-      example_type.rails_options += "--skip-javascript"
-      sh_in_dir(examples_dir, "rails new #{example_type.name} #{example_type.rails_options}")
+      sh_in_dir(examples_dir, "rails new #{example_type.name} #{example_type.rails_options} --skip-javascript")
       sh_in_dir(example_type.dir, "touch .gitignore")
       sh_in_dir(example_type.dir,
                 "echo \"gem 'react_on_rails', path: '#{relative_gem_root}'\" >> #{example_type.gemfile}")
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ namespace :shakapacker_examples do # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
       bundle_install_in(example_type.dir)
       sh_in_dir(example_type.dir, "rake shakapacker:install")
       sh_in_dir(example_type.dir, example_type.generator_shell_commands)
-      sh_in_dir(example_type.dir, "yarn")
+      sh_in_dir(example_type.dir, "npm install")
     end
   end