diff --git a/devcontainer-admin/.devcontainer.json b/devcontainer-admin/.devcontainer.json
index d14e66411..9fafccdc3 100644
--- a/devcontainer-admin/.devcontainer.json
+++ b/devcontainer-admin/.devcontainer.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
         },
         "python.linting.enabled": true,
         "python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
-        "python.pythonPath": "/usr/local/bin/python"
+        "python.pythonPath": "/usr/local/bin/python",
+        "python.linting.pylintPath": "/usr/local/share/pip-global/bin/pylint"
     },
     "features": {
         "docker-from-docker": {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
         }
     },
     "extensions": [
-        "ms-python.black-formatter",
+        "ms-python.python", // "ms-python.black-formatter",
         "donjayamanne.python-extension-pack",
         "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker",
         "ms-python.vscode-pylance",
@@ -39,4 +40,4 @@
     ],
     "postCreateCommand": "chmod u+x devcontainer-admin/scripts/notify-admin-entrypoint.sh && ./devcontainer-admin/scripts/notify-admin-entrypoint.sh",
     "remoteUser": "vscode"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/devcontainer-admin/scripts/notify-admin-entrypoint.sh b/devcontainer-admin/scripts/notify-admin-entrypoint.sh
index 26a300fa0..eef517d64 100755
--- a/devcontainer-admin/scripts/notify-admin-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/devcontainer-admin/scripts/notify-admin-entrypoint.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ pip3 install -r requirements_for_test.txt
 make generate-version-file
 # make babel
 
-# npm ci install
+if [ ! -d "/node_modules" ]; then
+  npm ci install
+fi
+
 npm run build
 
 # run flask