diff --git a/lib/run-script.js b/lib/run-script.js
index 90f11270c65d1..989936f2546a9 100644
--- a/lib/run-script.js
+++ b/lib/run-script.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const runScript = async (args) => {
     path,
     args,
     scriptShell,
-    stdio: log.level === 'silent' ? 'pipe' : 'inherit',
+    stdio: 'inherit',
     stdioString: true,
     pkg
   }
diff --git a/test/lib/run-script.js b/test/lib/run-script.js
index 0bb0c056b006b..9f48b8f59bbeb 100644
--- a/test/lib/run-script.js
+++ b/test/lib/run-script.js
@@ -284,13 +284,13 @@ t.test('run silent', async t => {
     t.match(RUN_SCRIPTS, [
       {
         event: 'preenv',
-        stdio: 'pipe'
+        stdio: 'inherit'
       },
       {
         path: npm.localPrefix,
         args: [],
         scriptShell: undefined,
-        stdio: 'pipe',
+        stdio: 'inherit',
         stdioString: true,
         pkg: { name: 'x', version: '1.2.3', _id: 'x@1.2.3', scripts: {
           env: 'env'
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ t.test('run silent', async t => {
       },
       {
         event: 'postenv',
-        stdio: 'pipe'
+        stdio: 'inherit'
       }
     ])
   })