diff --git a/node_modules/@angular/bazel/src/builders/files/WORKSPACE.template b/node_modules/@angular/bazel/src/builders/files/WORKSPACE.template
index 9aad043..e767dc6 100755
--- a/node_modules/@angular/bazel/src/builders/files/WORKSPACE.template
+++ b/node_modules/@angular/bazel/src/builders/files/WORKSPACE.template
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # imports also make sense when referencing the published package.
 workspace(
     name = "project",
-    managed_directories = {"@npm": ["node_modules"]},
+    # managed_directories = {"@npm": ["node_modules"]},
 )
 
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ node_repositories(
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
     package_json = "//:package.json",
+    # Turn off symlink_node_modules here as it causes flakiness with missing
+    # files in node_modules.
+    # TODO: track down the root cause of the flakiness; current suspect is that
+    # it is an issue with managed_directories when resources are limited
+    symlink_node_modules = False,
     yarn_lock = "//:yarn.lock",
 )