diff --git a/Node/npm_update.sh b/Node/npm_update.sh
index 84bc7c2..07c6159 100755
--- a/Node/npm_update.sh
+++ b/Node/npm_update.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ if [ -x "$(command -v npm)" ]; then
             pver="$(cut -d@ -f2 <<<"$npkg")"
             pkg="$(cut -d@ -f1 <<<"$npkg")"
             echo "Updating $pkg ($cver-->$pver)"
-            npm install --global --no-progress --quiet $npkg 1>/dev/null
+            if [[ $npkg =~ "npm" ]]; then
+                npm install --force --global --no-progress --quiet \
+                    $npkg 1>/dev/null
+            else
+                npm install --global --no-progress --quiet $npkg 1>/dev/null
+            fi
         done
     else
         echo "No packages to update"