diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/externalModules.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/externalModules.js
index 726c5384e..c69859420 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/externalModules.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/externalModules.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ async function installModule(moduleDetails) {
         "module": moduleDetails.module,
         "version": moduleDetails.version,
         "dir": installDir,
-        "args": ["--production"]
+        "args": ["--production","--engine-strict"]
     }
     return hooks.trigger("preInstall", triggerPayload).then((result) => {
         // preInstall passed
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js
index e3aec476b..e06beeeef 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ async function installModule(module,version,url) {
             "dir": installDir,
             "isExisting": isExisting,
             "isUpgrade": isUpgrade,
-            "args": ['--no-audit','--no-update-notifier','--no-fund','--save','--save-prefix=~','--production']
+            "args": ['--no-audit','--no-update-notifier','--no-fund','--save','--save-prefix=~','--production','--engine-strict']
         }
 
         return hooks.trigger("preInstall", triggerPayload).then((result) => {
diff --git a/test/unit/@node-red/registry/lib/externalModules_spec.js b/test/unit/@node-red/registry/lib/externalModules_spec.js
index 5a2e8cb36..02b5a7b24 100644
--- a/test/unit/@node-red/registry/lib/externalModules_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/@node-red/registry/lib/externalModules_spec.js
@@ -48,13 +48,14 @@ describe("externalModules api", function() {
         beforeEach(function() {
             sinon.stub(exec,"run").callsFake(async function(cmd, args, options) {
                 let error;
-                if (args[2] === "moduleNotFound") {
+                let moduleName = args[args.length-1];
+                if (moduleName === "moduleNotFound") {
                     error = new Error();
                     error.stderr = "E404";
-                } else if (args[2] === "moduleVersionNotFound") {
+                } else if (moduleName === "moduleVersionNotFound") {
                     error = new Error();
                     error.stderr = "ETARGET";
-                } else if (args[2] === "moduleFail") {
+                } else if (moduleName === "moduleFail") {
                     error = new Error();
                     error.stderr = "Some unexpected install error";
                 }