diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmpack/lib/index.js b/workspaces/libnpmpack/lib/index.js
index baccadc3354df..70d67d360f0d9 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmpack/lib/index.js
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmpack/lib/index.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async function pack (spec = 'file:.', opts = {}) {
 
   const stdio = opts.foregroundScripts ? 'inherit' : 'pipe'
 
-  if (spec.type === 'directory') {
+  if (spec.type === 'directory' && !opts.ignoreScripts) {
     // prepack
     await runScript({
       ...opts,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async function pack (spec = 'file:.', opts = {}) {
     await writeFile(destination, tarball)
   }
 
-  if (spec.type === 'directory') {
+  if (spec.type === 'directory' && !opts.ignoreScripts) {
     // postpack
     await runScript({
       ...opts,
diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmpack/test/fixtures/tspawk.js b/workspaces/libnpmpack/test/fixtures/tspawk.js
index 554a9d402c32f..b2559fc3686e7 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmpack/test/fixtures/tspawk.js
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmpack/test/fixtures/tspawk.js
@@ -5,12 +5,9 @@ const spawk = require('spawk')
 module.exports = tspawk
 
 function tspawk (t) {
-  spawk.preventUnmatched()
   t.teardown(function () {
-    spawk.unload()
-  })
-  t.afterEach(function () {
     spawk.done()
+    spawk.unload()
   })
   return spawk
 }
diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmpack/test/index.js b/workspaces/libnpmpack/test/index.js
index fb50e197bceaf..aa4f955fac0b0 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmpack/test/index.js
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmpack/test/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const t = require('tap')
 
 const tspawk = require('./fixtures/tspawk.js')
+const spawk = tspawk(t)
 
 const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
@@ -138,8 +139,6 @@ t.test('packs from registry spec', async t => {
 })
 
 t.test('runs scripts in foreground when foregroundScripts === true', async t => {
-  const spawk = tspawk(t)
-
   const testDir = t.testdir({
     'package.json': JSON.stringify({
       name: 'my-cool-pkg',
@@ -172,3 +171,39 @@ t.test('runs scripts in foreground when foregroundScripts === true', async t =>
     process.chdir(cwd)
   })
 })
+
+t.test('doesn\'t run scripts when ignoreScripts === true', async t => {
+  const testDir = t.testdir({
+    'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+      name: 'my-cool-pkg',
+      version: '1.0.0',
+      scripts: {
+        prepack: 'touch prepack',
+      },
+    }, null, 2),
+  })
+
+  const cwd = process.cwd()
+  process.chdir(testDir)
+
+  const [scriptShell, scriptArgs] = makeSpawnArgs({
+    event: 'prepack',
+    path: testDir,
+    cmd: 'touch prepack',
+  })
+
+  const prepack = spawk.spawn(scriptShell, scriptArgs)
+
+  await pack('file:.', {
+    packDestination: testDir,
+    foregroundScripts: true,
+    ignoreScripts: true,
+  })
+
+  t.ok(!prepack.called)
+
+  t.teardown(async () => {
+    process.chdir(cwd)
+    spawk.clean()
+  })
+})