diff --git a/bin/update b/bin/update
index 999e05a..0ec854a 100755
--- a/bin/update
+++ b/bin/update
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ update-npm() {
 
     for package in $(npm -g outdated --parseable --depth=0 | cut -d: -f3)
     do
-        npm -g install "$package"
+        npm install -g `echo $package | cut -d '@' -f 1`
     done
 
     seconds=$((`date +%s` - $start_npm_update ))