diff --git a/lua/rocks/luarocks.lua b/lua/rocks/luarocks.lua
index 0dac24ac..83811f9d 100644
--- a/lua/rocks/luarocks.lua
+++ b/lua/rocks/luarocks.lua
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ luarocks.cli = function(args, on_exit, opts)
     opts = opts or {}
     ---@cast opts LuarocksCliOpts
     opts.synchronized = opts.synchronized ~= nil and opts.synchronized or false
+    -- Make sure no operations are aborted on nvim exit
+    opts.detach = true
     local on_exit_wrapped = vim.schedule_wrap(function(sc)
         if opts.synchronized then
             pcall(lock.set, true)
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ luarocks.cli = function(args, on_exit, opts)
     })
     local luarocks_cmd = {
         config.luarocks_binary,
+        "--force-lock",
         "--lua-version=" .. constants.LUA_VERSION,
         "--tree=" .. config.rocks_path,
     }