diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js
index 9efea696f..e3aec476b 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js
@@ -446,17 +446,22 @@ function uninstallModule(module) {
             var list = registry.removeModule(module);
             log.info(log._("server.install.uninstalling",{name:module}));
 
-            var args = ['remove','--no-audit','--no-update-notifier','--no-fund','--save',module];
-
             let triggerPayload = {
                 "module": module,
                 "dir": installDir,
+                "args": ['--no-audit','--no-update-notifier','--no-fund','--save']
             }
-            return hooks.trigger("preUninstall", triggerPayload).then(() => {
+            return hooks.trigger("preUninstall", triggerPayload).then((result) => {
                 // preUninstall passed
                 // - run uninstall
-                log.trace(npmCommand + JSON.stringify(args));
-                return exec.run(npmCommand,args,{ cwd: installDir}, true)
+                if (result !== false) {
+                    let extraArgs = triggerPayload.args || [];
+                    let args = ['remove', ...extraArgs, module]
+                    log.trace(npmCommand + JSON.stringify(args));
+                    return exec.run(npmCommand,args,{ cwd: installDir}, true)
+                } else {
+                    log.trace("skipping npm uninstall");
+                }
             }).then(() => {
                 log.info(log._("server.install.uninstalled",{name:module}));
                 reportRemovedModules(list);