diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js
index e70952832..dac100613 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function installModule(module,version,url) {
             }
 
             var installDir = settings.userDir || process.env.NODE_RED_HOME || ".";
-            var args = ['install','--no-audit','--no-update-notifier','--save','--save-prefix="~"','--production',installName];
+            var args = ['install','--no-audit','--no-update-notifier','--no-fund','--save','--save-prefix="~"','--production',installName];
             log.trace(npmCommand + JSON.stringify(args));
             exec.run(npmCommand,args,{
                 cwd: installDir
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ function uninstallModule(module) {
             var list = registry.removeModule(module);
             log.info(log._("server.install.uninstalling",{name:module}));
 
-            var args = ['remove','--no-audit','--no-update-notifier','--save',module];
+            var args = ['remove','--no-audit','--no-update-notifier','--no-fund','--save',module];
             log.trace(npmCommand + JSON.stringify(args));
 
             exec.run(npmCommand,args,{