diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 958d39f5..68d37222 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     "difflet": "^1.0.1",
     "istanbul": "^0.4.2",
     "jshint": "^2.5.6",
-    "npm-check": "^5.4.0",
+    "npm-check": "git://github.com/orangejulius/npm-check.git#disable-update-check",
     "nsp": "^2.2.0",
     "precommit-hook": "^3.0.0",
     "proxyquire": "^1.7.10",