diff --git a/lib/dependency-manager-adapters/npm.js b/lib/dependency-manager-adapters/npm.js
index b4b7a691..f4140f25 100644
--- a/lib/dependency-manager-adapters/npm.js
+++ b/lib/dependency-manager-adapters/npm.js
@@ -133,8 +133,14 @@ module.exports = CoreObject.extend({
         if (mgrOptions.indexOf('--ignore-engines') === -1) {
           mgrOptions = mgrOptions.concat(['--ignore-engines']);
         }
-      } else if (mgrOptions.indexOf('--no-shrinkwrap') === -1) {
-        mgrOptions = mgrOptions.concat(['--no-shrinkwrap']);
+      } else if (mgrOptions.indexOf('--no-package-lock') === -1) {
+        let res = await this.run('npm', ['--version'], { cwd: this.cwd, stdio: 'pipe' });
+        let version = res.stdout;
+        if (version.match(/^4./)) {
+          mgrOptions = mgrOptions.concat(['--no-shrinkwrap']);
+        } else {
+          mgrOptions = mgrOptions.concat(['--no-package-lock']);
+        }
       }
     }