Build Unable to connect to nodejs.org - yet works locally

+ npm ci
npm WARN prepare removing existing node_modules/ before installation
> node-expat@2.3.17 install /opt/atlassian/pipelines/agent/build/node_modules/node-expat
> node-gyp rebuild
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@3.8.0
gyp info using node@10.16.0 | linux | x64
gyp http GET https://nodejs.org/download/release/v10.16.0/node-v10.16.0-headers.tar.gz
gyp WARN install got an error, rolling back install
gyp ERR! configure error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: connect ETIMEDOUT 104.20.22.46:443
gyp ERR! stack     at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (net.js:1106:14)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.19.43-coreos
gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /opt/atlassian/pipelines/agent/build/node_modules/node-expat
gyp ERR! node -v v10.16.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0
gyp ERR! not ok 
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! node-expat@2.3.17 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the node-expat@2.3.17 install script.