diff --git a/packages/grpc-js-xds/scripts/xds.sh b/packages/grpc-js-xds/scripts/xds.sh
index 85124cdc1..679d123fa 100755
--- a/packages/grpc-js-xds/scripts/xds.sh
+++ b/packages/grpc-js-xds/scripts/xds.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ echo "source $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" > ~/.profile
 echo "source $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" > ~/.shrc
 export ENV=~/.shrc
 
+cd $base/../proto-loader
+npm install
+
 cd $base/../grpc-js
 npm install