diff --git a/script/config.js b/script/config.js
index 16b7cadb5..e56f43e79 100644
--- a/script/config.js
+++ b/script/config.js
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ function getApmBinPath () {
 }
 
 function getNpmBinPath (external = false) {
+  if (process.env.NPM_BIN_PATH) return process.env.NPM_BIN_PATH
+
   const npmBinName = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'npm.cmd' : 'npm'
   const localNpmBinPath = path.resolve(repositoryRootPath, 'script', 'node_modules', '.bin', npmBinName)
   return !external && fs.existsSync(localNpmBinPath) ? localNpmBinPath : npmBinName
diff --git a/script/vsts/platforms/macos.yml b/script/vsts/platforms/macos.yml
index d3df65a2b..0ea324633 100644
--- a/script/vsts/platforms/macos.yml
+++ b/script/vsts/platforms/macos.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ jobs:
   - script: npm install --global npm@6.2.0
     displayName: Update npm
 
-  - script: export PATH="/usr/local/bin:${PATH}" && script/bootstrap
+  - script: script/bootstrap
     displayName: Bootstrap build environment
     env:
       CI: true
       CI_PROVIDER: VSTS
+      NPM_BIN_PATH: /usr/local/bin/npm
 
   - script: script/lint
     displayName: Run linter