diff --git a/pkg/npm/bom.go b/pkg/npm/bom.go
index cb19f3c93a..316b29781b 100644
--- a/pkg/npm/bom.go
+++ b/pkg/npm/bom.go
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ func (exec *Execute) generatePnpmBOMFiles(packageJSONFiles []string, cliPath str
 // createNpmBOM generates a BOM for npm/yarn projects using cyclonedx-npm
 func (exec *Execute) createNpmBOM(packageJSONFiles []string) error {
 	// Primary attempt with cyclonedx-npm
-	cycloneDxNpmInstallParams := []string{"install", "--no-save", cycloneDxNpmPackageVersion, "--prefix", tmpInstallFolder}
-	cycloneDxNpmRunParams := []string{"--output-format", "XML", "--spec-version", CycloneDxSchemaVersion, "--omit", "dev", "--output-file"}
+	cycloneDxNpmInstallParams := []string{"install", "--no-save", cycloneDxNpmPackageVersion, "--prefix", tmpInstallFolder, "--no-workspaces"}
+	cycloneDxNpmRunParams := []string{"--output-format", "XML", "--spec-version", CycloneDxSchemaVersion, "--omit", "dev", "--ignore-npm-errors", "--output-file"}
 
 	err := exec.createBOMWithParams(cycloneDxNpmInstallParams, cycloneDxNpmRunParams, packageJSONFiles)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/npm/bom_test.go b/pkg/npm/bom_test.go
index 70ebe47b38..c1918ec6e6 100644
--- a/pkg/npm/bom_test.go
+++ b/pkg/npm/bom_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestBom(t *testing.T) {
 			Options: options,
 		}
 		err := exec.CreateBOM([]string{"package.json", filepath.Join("src", "package.json")})
-		cycloneDxNpmInstallParams := []string{"install", "--no-save", "@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm@2.1.0", "--prefix", "./tmp"}
+		cycloneDxNpmInstallParams := []string{"install", "--no-save", "@cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm@2.1.0", "--prefix", "./tmp", "--no-workspaces"}
 		cycloneDxNpmRunParams := []string{
 			"--output-format",
 			"XML",
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func TestBom(t *testing.T) {
 			CycloneDxSchemaVersion,
 			"--omit",
 			"dev",
+			"--ignore-npm-errors",
 			"--output-file",
 		}
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func TestBom(t *testing.T) {
 		utils.AddFile("package-lock.json", []byte("{}"))
 		utils.AddFile(filepath.Join("src", "package.json"), []byte("{\"scripts\": { \"ci-lint\": \"exit 0\" } }"))
 		utils.AddFile(filepath.Join("src", "package-lock.json"), []byte("{}"))
-		utils.execRunner.ShouldFailOnCommand = map[string]error{"npm install --no-save @cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm@2.1.0 --prefix ./tmp": fmt.Errorf("failed to install CycloneDX BOM")}
+		utils.execRunner.ShouldFailOnCommand = map[string]error{"npm install --no-save @cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm@2.1.0 --prefix ./tmp --no-workspaces": fmt.Errorf("failed to install CycloneDX BOM")}
 
 		options := ExecutorOptions{}
 		options.DefaultNpmRegistry = "foo.bar"
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ func TestBom(t *testing.T) {
 			"--output-format", "XML",
 			"--spec-version", CycloneDxSchemaVersion,
 			"--omit", "dev",
+			"--ignore-npm-errors",
 			"--output-file", "bom-npm.xml",
 			"package.json",
 		}, " ")