diff --git a/lib/restart.js b/lib/restart.js
index 41f9c3a756862..1462cf6051d0f 100644
--- a/lib/restart.js
+++ b/lib/restart.js
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-module.exports = require('./utils/lifecycle-cmd.js')('restart')
+const npm = require('./npm.js')
+module.exports = require('./utils/lifecycle-cmd.js')(npm, 'restart')
diff --git a/lib/start.js b/lib/start.js
index e978536500777..9fa076d5e35f5 100644
--- a/lib/start.js
+++ b/lib/start.js
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-module.exports = require('./utils/lifecycle-cmd.js')('start')
+const npm = require('./npm.js')
+module.exports = require('./utils/lifecycle-cmd.js')(npm, 'start')
diff --git a/lib/stop.js b/lib/stop.js
index fd43d08fc12ed..827d414d1384c 100644
--- a/lib/stop.js
+++ b/lib/stop.js
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-module.exports = require('./utils/lifecycle-cmd.js')('stop')
+const npm = require('./npm.js')
+module.exports = require('./utils/lifecycle-cmd.js')(npm, 'stop')
diff --git a/lib/test.js b/lib/test.js
index e224aa2de62c7..ea5914ea38a1a 100644
--- a/lib/test.js
+++ b/lib/test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-const testCmd = require('./utils/lifecycle-cmd.js')('test')
+const npm = require('./npm.js')
+const testCmd = require('./utils/lifecycle-cmd.js')(npm, 'test')
 const { completion, usage } = testCmd
 const cmd = (args, cb) => testCmd(args, er => {
   if (er && er.code === 'ELIFECYCLE') {
diff --git a/lib/utils/lifecycle-cmd.js b/lib/utils/lifecycle-cmd.js
index 40a90aa20b199..83a712cf40946 100644
--- a/lib/utils/lifecycle-cmd.js
+++ b/lib/utils/lifecycle-cmd.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 // The implementation of commands that are just "run a script"
 // test, start, stop, restart
 
-const npm = require('../npm.js')
 const usageUtil = require('./usage.js')
+const completion = require('./completion/none.js')
 
-module.exports = stage => {
-  const cmd = (args, cb) => npm.commands.run([stage, ...args], cb)
+module.exports = (npm, stage) => {
+  const cmd = (args, cb) => npm.commands['run-script']([stage, ...args], cb)
   const usage = usageUtil(stage, `npm ${stage} [-- <args>]`)
-  const completion = require('./completion/none.js')
   return Object.assign(cmd, { usage, completion })
 }
diff --git a/test/lib/test.js b/test/lib/test.js
index 9a44e4760a2a5..6f4a7395d732a 100644
--- a/test/lib/test.js
+++ b/test/lib/test.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const requireInject = require('require-inject')
 let RUN_ARGS = null
 const npmock = {
   commands: {
-    run: (args, cb) => {
+    'run-script': (args, cb) => {
       RUN_ARGS = args
       cb()
     },
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ t.test('run a test', t => {
   })
   const otherErr = new Error('should see this')
 
-  npmock.commands.run = (args, cb) => cb(lcErr)
+  npmock.commands['run-script'] = (args, cb) => cb(lcErr)
   test([], (er) => {
     t.equal(er, 'Test failed.  See above for more details.')
   })
 
-  npmock.commands.run = (args, cb) => cb(otherErr)
+  npmock.commands['run-script'] = (args, cb) => cb(otherErr)
   test([], (er) => {
     t.match(er, { message: 'should see this' })
   })
diff --git a/test/lib/utils/lifecycle-cmd.js b/test/lib/utils/lifecycle-cmd.js
index 0eb342cee5012..9e45b15e40401 100644
--- a/test/lib/utils/lifecycle-cmd.js
+++ b/test/lib/utils/lifecycle-cmd.js
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 const t = require('tap')
-const requireInject = require('require-inject')
-const lifecycleCmd = requireInject('../../../lib/utils/lifecycle-cmd.js', {
-  '../../../lib/npm.js': {
-    commands: {
-      run: (args, cb) => cb(null, 'called npm.commands.run'),
-    },
+const lifecycleCmd = require('../../../lib/utils/lifecycle-cmd.js')
+const npm = {
+  commands: {
+    'run-script': (args, cb) => cb(null, 'called npm.commands.run'),
   },
-})
-
+}
 t.test('create a lifecycle command', t => {
-  const cmd = lifecycleCmd('asdf')
+  const cmd = lifecycleCmd(npm, 'asdf')
   t.equal(cmd.completion, require('../../../lib/utils/completion/none.js'), 'empty completion')
   cmd(['some', 'args'], (er, result) => {
     t.strictSame(result, 'called npm.commands.run')