# Using non-default Node is Slow or Failing **URL:** \ **Category:** Build Environment\ **Created:** [December 9, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/using-non-default-node-is-slow-or-failing/8599 "2016-12-09T15:50:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FelicianoTech](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/felicianotech/32/21348_2.png) [@FelicianoTech](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/FelicianoTech)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/using-non-default-node-is-slow-or-failing/8599/1 "2016-12-09T15:50:43Z")
Looks like NodeJS is have some temporary issues which is causing slowness or failures. - [https://twitter.com/nodejs/status/807241179238699009](https://twitter.com/nodejs/status/807241179238699009) - [https://status.circleci.com/incidents/cp9c3j0p82l8](https://status.circleci.com/incidents/cp9c3j0p82l8) If at all possible, try to use the default version of NodeJS on your image until upstream can fix this issue. ---
**Author:** ![Altiano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Altiano](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/Altiano)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/using-non-default-node-is-slow-or-failing/8599/2 "2016-12-09T15:51:05Z")
![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/c/b/cb6ad8c7711fdebf8c86e525b677ff1837571301.png) This happen on machine section setup, what does this mean? ---
**Author:** ![GreenyMcDuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/958977/32.png) [@GreenyMcDuff](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/GreenyMcDuff)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/using-non-default-node-is-slow-or-failing/8599/3 "2016-12-09T15:51:30Z")
Hi, I’m new to CircleCI, and so far it seems like a good bit of kit. I added the below to my circle.yml file `machine: node: version: 6.9.1` This triggered the following step in the machine phase during a build `set node.js version to 6.9.1` During my earlier builds this step only used to take 4 seconds to complete. I’ve realised in my most recent builds it now takes around 3 minutes to complete. I’m curious as to why this might be? And if there is a way to get back to the 4 second mark 🙂 Any help is appreciated Thanks ---
**Author:** ![dgreif](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/dgreif/32/1970_2.png) [@dgreif](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/dgreif)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/using-non-default-node-is-slow-or-failing/8599/4 "2016-12-09T15:17:51Z")
I noticed the same issue this morning. Our node 6.9.1 install step now takes 8 minutes, whereas last night it took seconds. Did circle upgrade to 6.9.2 as the default version since it is now the latest LTS? ---
**Author:** ![dgreif](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/dgreif/32/1970_2.png) [@dgreif](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/dgreif)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/using-non-default-node-is-slow-or-failing/8599/5 "2016-12-09T15:34:29Z")
I upgraded our `circle.yml` to use `6.9.2` and it’s still taking 8+ minutes to install node. Not sure what changed, but this is unacceptable for node build times. ---
**Author:** ![mattrayner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/mattrayner/32/13718_2.png) [@mattrayner](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/mattrayner)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/using-non-default-node-is-slow-or-failing/8599/6 "2016-12-09T15:34:47Z")
I’m also having issues with this - installing a non-standard node version is causing my builds to time out ---
**Author:** ![patocallaghan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/patocallaghan/32/1245_2.png) [@patocallaghan](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/patocallaghan)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/using-non-default-node-is-slow-or-failing/8599/7 "2016-12-09T15:51:45Z")
It appears there are issues with installing your required versions of node. We are seeing very long times for installing the node version (~10 mins) or even outright failure. For example see the below image: ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/7/9/7974ce5be3d40cf48f83800b40b6ecddab80d739.png) ---
**Author:** ![patocallaghan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/patocallaghan/32/1245_2.png) [@patocallaghan](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/patocallaghan)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/using-non-default-node-is-slow-or-failing/8599/8 "2016-12-09T15:15:21Z")
Appears to be a problem with the Node download servers [https://twitter.com/nodejs/status/807241559683072000](https://twitter.com/nodejs/status/807241559683072000) ---
**Author:** ![FelicianoTech](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/felicianotech/32/21348_2.png) [@FelicianoTech](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/FelicianoTech)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/using-non-default-node-is-slow-or-failing/8599/9 "2016-12-09T15:52:32Z")
These posts have been merged. Please see top/first post for more information and links. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/5/1/511608acda8e85906e15909b57bd0a46c1dbe291.png) [@system](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/using-non-default-node-is-slow-or-failing/8599/10 "2018-06-18T11:38:58Z")
Closed on June 18, 2018, 11:38am UTC