diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index a81fcb6..74cac50 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ def possible_rollup_binary_paths(config):
     args = [npm, 'bin']
     ran_npm = subprocess.run(args, capture_output=True, encoding='utf-8')
 
-    if ran_npm.returncode != 0:
-        raise Exception("npm bin failed. exit code: {}. command line '{}'. stderr: {}. stdout: {}"
-                        .format(ran_npm.returncode, "' '".join(args), ran_npm.stderr, ran_npm.stdout))
-    npm_bin_dir = ran_npm.stdout.strip()
+    npm_bin_dir = os.getcwd() + "/node_modules/.bin/"
     # if we're running on Windows, then we need to explicitly use rollup.cmd or rollup.ps1 rather than rollup - rollup will still exist, it will just be an unexecutable shell file ._.
     if os.name == 'nt':
         return [