diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index ae846d2..ad447b2 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ chown -R "$app":"$app" $final_path
 
 pushd "$final_path"
 	ynh_use_nodejs
+	# remove node_modules folder before upgrading (because dato dependencies need to be installed from scratch otherwise some dependencies are not properly upgraded)
+	sudo -u $app env $ynh_node_load_PATH rm -r node_modules
+	# reinstall dependencies from scratch
 	sudo -u $app env $ynh_node_load_PATH npm install --loglevel warn
 popd