diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-cryptpad b/src/freedombone-app-cryptpad
index 8309735f..75b633bd 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-cryptpad
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-cryptpad
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ function install_cryptpad {
     cd $CRYPTPAD_DIR
 
     npm install
-    npm install -g bower
+    npm install -g bower@1.8.0
     bower install
     cp config.example.js config.js
     if [ ! -f config.js ]; then