1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/deps/npm/test/tap/publish-config.js b/deps/npm/test/tap/publish-config.js
index ac8c94a0d0..c9d52c8fcb 100644
--- a/deps/npm/test/tap/publish-config.js
+++ b/deps/npm/test/tap/publish-config.js
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ var spawn = require('child_process').spawn
 var npm = require.resolve('../../bin/npm-cli.js')
 var node = process.execPath
 
-console.error('pkg=%j', pkg)
-
 test(function (t) {
   var child
   require('http').createServer(function (req, res) {
@@ -34,8 +32,17 @@ test(function (t) {
     //
     // there are plenty of other tests to verify that publish
     // itself functions normally.
+    //
+    // Make sure that we don't sit around waiting for lock files
     child = spawn(node, [npm, 'publish'], {
-      cwd: pkg
+      cwd: pkg,
+      env: {
+        npm_config_cache_lock_stale: 1000,
+        npm_config_cache_lock_wait: 1000,
+        HOME: process.env.HOME,
+        Path: process.env.PATH,
+        PATH: process.env.PATH
+      }
     })
   })
 })