diff --git a/.github/workflows/compatibility-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/compatibility-tests.yml
index 42cc34d..6bbcaf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compatibility-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compatibility-tests.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.node-version }}-yarn-
 
       - run: yarn install
+      # re-enable the following line if we start to get EINTEGRITY errors again
+      # - run: npm cache clean || npm cache verify
       # This will test whether `npm install`/`yarn install` can actually run on each compatibility test fixture. See `compatibility-tests/README.md` for more info.
       - run:
           yarn workspace @theatre/compatibility-tests run install-fixtures
diff --git a/compatibility-tests/fixtures/next/__snapshots__/production.compat-test.ts.snap b/compatibility-tests/fixtures/next/__snapshots__/production.compat-test.ts.snap
deleted file mode 100644
index cd6868b..0000000
--- a/compatibility-tests/fixtures/next/__snapshots__/production.compat-test.ts.snap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
-
-exports[`next / production \`$ next build\` should succeed and have a predictable output 1`] = `
-"
-> build
-> next build
-
-info  - Linting and checking validity of types...
-info  - Creating an optimized production build...
-info  - Compiled successfully
-info  - Collecting page data...
-info  - Generating static pages (0/3)
-info  - Generating static pages (3/3)
-info  - Finalizing page optimization...
-
-"
-`;
diff --git a/compatibility-tests/scripts/scripts.mjs b/compatibility-tests/scripts/scripts.mjs
index bf9a782..ccfdc96 100644
--- a/compatibility-tests/scripts/scripts.mjs
+++ b/compatibility-tests/scripts/scripts.mjs
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import onCleanup from 'node-cleanup'
 import * as verdaccioPackage from 'verdaccio'
 import {chromium, devices} from 'playwright'
 
-if (!argv['verbose']) {
+const verbose = !!argv['verbose']
+
+if (!verbose) {
   $.verbose = false
   console.log(
     'Running in quiet mode. Add --verbose to see the output of all commands.',
@@ -82,7 +84,9 @@ async function runNpmInstallOnTestPackages() {
     cd(pathToPackageDir)
     try {
       console.log('Running npm install on ' + pathToPackageDir + '...')
-      await $`npm install --registry ${config.VERDACCIO_URL} --loglevel error --fund false`
+      await $`npm install --registry ${config.VERDACCIO_URL} --loglevel ${
+        verbose ? 'warn' : 'error'
+      } --fund false`
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(`Failed to install dependencies for ${pathToPackageDir}
 Try running \`npm install\` in that directory manually via:
@@ -168,6 +172,10 @@ const startVerdaccio = (port) => {
         ),
       }
 
+      if (verbose) {
+        config.logs.level = 'warn'
+      }
+
       const onReady = (webServer) => {
         webServer.listen(port, () => {
           resolved = true
diff --git a/compatibility-tests/verdaccio.yml b/compatibility-tests/verdaccio.yml
index 1176805..5d25dbb 100644
--- a/compatibility-tests/verdaccio.yml
+++ b/compatibility-tests/verdaccio.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ auth:
 uplinks:
   npmjs:
     url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
+    cache: false
 packages:
   '@theatre/*':
     access: $all