diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88d9c7f88e..2975d4486f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "lint": "aegir run lint",
     "dep-check": "aegir run dep-check",
     "release": "run-s build npm:release docker:release",
-    "npm:release": "aegir run release",
+    "npm:release": "aegir exec npm -- publish",
     "docker:release": "run-s docker:release:*",
     "docker:release:build": "docker build . --no-cache --tag js-ipfs:latest --file ./Dockerfile.latest",
     "docker:release:tag-latest": "docker tag js-ipfs:latest docker.io/ipfs/js-ipfs:latest",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "docker:release:push-latest": "docker push ipfs/js-ipfs:latest",
     "docker:release:push-version": "docker push ipfs/js-ipfs:v`npm show ipfs@latest version -q`",
     "release:rc": "run-s npm:rc docker:rc",
-    "npm:rc": "aegir run release-rc",
+    "npm:rc": "aegir release-rc",
     "docker:rc": "run-s docker:rc:*",
     "docker:rc:build": "docker build . --no-cache --tag js-ipfs:next --file ./Dockerfile.next",
     "docker:rc:tag-next": "docker tag js-ipfs:next docker.io/ipfs/js-ipfs:next",