diff --git a/lib/manager/npm/registry.js b/lib/manager/npm/registry.js
index 38a7879d19a34779b48b961d411bcb5e0f8b0354..5f8bd8773a1f787a356af81b7d8f702231cf7439 100644
--- a/lib/manager/npm/registry.js
+++ b/lib/manager/npm/registry.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async function getDependency(name) {
   // Retrieve from API if not cached
   try {
     const res = (await got(pkgUrl, {
-      cache: map,
+      cache: process.env.RENOVATE_SKIP_CACHE ? undefined : map,
       json: true,
       headers,
     })).body;