diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmexec/lib/run-script.js b/workspaces/libnpmexec/lib/run-script.js
index 57dacf4645d6b..f41af91dfe8bf 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmexec/lib/run-script.js
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmexec/lib/run-script.js
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ const run = async ({
     },
   }
 
-  if (stdio === 'inherit') {
-    npmlog.disableProgress()
-  }
+  npmlog.disableProgress()
 
   try {
     if (script === scriptShell) {
diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmexec/test/index.js b/workspaces/libnpmexec/test/index.js
index 008560efc7018..5bc8d7677eecd 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmexec/test/index.js
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmexec/test/index.js
@@ -14,3 +14,41 @@ t.test('no args', async t => {
 
   await exec()
 })
+
+t.test('stdio value', t => {
+  t.test('stdio default value', t => {
+    const libexec = t.mock('../lib/index.js', {
+      '../lib/run-script.js': (opt) => {
+        t.equal(opt.stdio, 'inherit', 'should use expected stdio value')
+      },
+      npmlog: {
+        disableProgress () {
+          t.ok('should disable progress')
+        },
+        enableProgress () {
+          t.ok('should enable progress')
+        },
+      },
+    })
+    libexec({ args: [], runPath: t.testDirName })
+  })
+
+  t.test('stdio custom value', t => {
+    const libexec = t.mock('../lib/index.js', {
+      '../lib/run-script.js': (opt) => {
+        t.equal(opt.stdio, 'pipe', 'should use expected stdio value')
+      },
+      npmlog: {
+        disableProgress () {
+          t.ok('should disable progress')
+        },
+        enableProgress () {
+          t.fail('should not enable progress')
+        },
+      },
+    })
+    libexec({ args: [], stdio: 'pipe', runPath: t.testDirName })
+  })
+
+  t.end()
+})