diff --git a/ct/guardian.sh b/ct/guardian.sh
index 502c84533..175cf86d8 100755
--- a/ct/guardian.sh
+++ b/ct/guardian.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ function update_script() {
       msg_ok "Restored Database"
     fi
 
+    NODE_VERSION="26" setup_nodejs
+
     msg_info "Updating Guardian"
     cd /opt/guardian/backend
     $STD npm ci
diff --git a/install/guardian-install.sh b/install/guardian-install.sh
index 7b6aaf467..828aa3286 100644
--- a/install/guardian-install.sh
+++ b/install/guardian-install.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
 $STD apt install -y sqlite3
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
-NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
+NODE_VERSION="26" setup_nodejs
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "guardian" "HydroshieldMKII/Guardian" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/guardian"
 
 msg_info "Configuring ${APPLICATION}"