diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 282d2a94283..09649bafaea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
                   cache: "pnpm"
 
             - name: Install dependencies
-              run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+              run: pnpm install
 
             - name: Run Prettier
               run: pnpm run prettier --check .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integrationTests.yaml b/.github/workflows/integrationTests.yaml
index 56f86b7bf37..86f1b6f20ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integrationTests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integrationTests.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
                   cache: "pnpm"
 
             - name: Install dependencies
-              run: pnpm install -r --frozen-lockfile
+              run: pnpm install -r
 
             - name: Build packages
               run: pnpm build
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index f6e6601f437..3d243d6e344 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ tasks:
     init: |
       nvm install v23.3.0
       git checkout $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
-    command: pnpm install && pnpm run build 
-  
+    command: pnpm install && pnpm run build
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index d67f3748837..0f6a4a767d1 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 node-linker=hoisted
+frozen-lockfile=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/docs/quickstart.md
index 206e1486025..21dc34e9004 100644
--- a/docs/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -39,12 +39,24 @@ Before getting started with Eliza, ensure you have:
     git checkout $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
    ```
 
-   Install dependencies
+   Install dependencies (on initial run)
 
    ```bash
-   pnpm install
+   pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
    ```
 
+   # Quickstart Guide Update
+
+**Important Note on pnpm Lockfile Management**
+
+By default, the `pnpm` lockfile will not be updated during installations based off of .npmrc frozen-lockfile=true. To update the lockfile, you need to run the command:
+
+```bash
+pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
+```
+
+Please only use this command when you initially instantiating the repo or are bumping the version of a package or adding a new package to your package.json. This practice helps maintain consistency in your project's dependencies and prevents unintended changes to the lockfile.
+
    Build the local libraries
 
    ```bash
diff --git a/scripts/smokeTests.sh b/scripts/smokeTests.sh
index b60422c3f84..01042981258 100755
--- a/scripts/smokeTests.sh
+++ b/scripts/smokeTests.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ cd "$PROJECT_DIR"
 
 cp .env.example .env
 
-pnpm install -r --frozen-lockfile
+pnpm install -r
 
 pnpm build
 
diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
index 808a2c0a31f..86a51a6323d 100644
--- a/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/scripts/start.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fi
 
 # Install dependencies
 echo -e "\033[1mInstalling dependencies...\033[0m"
-if ! pnpm i; then
+if ! pnpm i ; then
     echo -e "\033[1;31mFailed to install dependencies\033[0m"
     exit 1
 fi