diff --git a/smoke-tests/test/npm-replace-global.js b/smoke-tests/test/npm-replace-global.js
index e5aaca3d0e5cc..8954dffb043ff 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/test/npm-replace-global.js
+++ b/smoke-tests/test/npm-replace-global.js
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ t.test('publish and replace global self', async t => {
     manifest: { packuments: [mockPublish.packument] },
     tarballs: { [version]: tarball },
     times: 3,
+    tarballTimes: 2,
   })
   await npm('install', 'npm@latest', '--global')
   const paths = await getPaths()