diff --git a/packages/webpack/package.json b/packages/webpack/package.json
index 7584c179c..180b80208 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/package.json
+++ b/packages/webpack/package.json
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/NativeScript/nativescript-dev-webpack.git"
   },
+  "config": {
+    "npm_alias":"npm"
+  },
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "npx rimraf -- node_modules package-lock.json && npm i --ignore-scripts",
+    "clean": "npx rimraf -- node_modules package-lock.json && $npm_package_config_npm_alias i --ignore-scripts",
     "tsc": "tsc",
     "postinstall": "node postinstall.js",
     "preuninstall": "node preuninstall.js",