diff --git a/bin/index.js b/bin/index.js
index 3dd8e01..7c81737 100644
--- a/bin/index.js
+++ b/bin/index.js
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ const path = require('path')
 
 const NPM_PATH = path.join(__dirname, 'node_modules', '.bin', 'npm')
 
-npx(npx.parseArgs(process.argv, NPM_PATH))
+const parsed = npx.parseArgs(process.argv, NPM_PATH)
+parsed.npxPkg = path.join(__dirname, 'package.json')
+npx(parsed)
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9e89772..d6ef5e5 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ function npx (argv) {
       }
       if ((!existing && !argv.call) || argv.packageRequested) {
         // We only fire off the updateNotifier if we're installing things
-        require('update-notifier')({pkg: require('./package.json')}).notify()
+        if (argv.npxPkg) {
+          require('update-notifier')({pkg: require(argv.npxPkg)}).notify()
+        }
         // Some npm packages need to be installed. Let's install them!
         return ensurePackages(argv.package, argv).then(results => {
           if (results && results.added && results.updated && !argv.q) {