diff --git a/test/parallel/test-npm-install.js b/test/parallel/test-npm-install.js
index 1eec5f57ad6db9..17deacdbc14d2a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-npm-install.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-npm-install.js
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ const env = { ...process.env,
               PATH: path.dirname(process.execPath),
               NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX: path.join(npmSandbox, 'npm-prefix'),
               NPM_CONFIG_TMP: path.join(npmSandbox, 'npm-tmp'),
+              NPM_CONFIG_AUDIT: false,
+              NPM_CONFIG_UPDATE_NOTIFIER: false,
               HOME: homeDir,
 };