diff --git a/test/lib/commands/exec.js b/test/lib/commands/exec.js
index 3cb4e90e855fe..094cb7113d07a 100644
--- a/test/lib/commands/exec.js
+++ b/test/lib/commands/exec.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ t.test('registry package', async t => {
   })
 
   await registry.package({
+    times: 2,
     manifest,
     tarballs: {
       '1.0.0': path.join(npm.prefix, 'npm-exec-test'),