diff --git a/lib/base-command.js b/lib/base-command.js
index 9be2857bd697d..7c63be0a1cf64 100644
--- a/lib/base-command.js
+++ b/lib/base-command.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class BaseCommand {
 
   execWorkspaces (args, filters, cb) {
     npmlog.warn('This command does not support workspaces.')
-    cb()
+    this.exec(args, cb)
   }
 }
 module.exports = BaseCommand