diff --git a/src/org/zowe/pipelines/generic/GenericPipeline.groovy b/src/org/zowe/pipelines/generic/GenericPipeline.groovy
index 58f3f40a..3d605b85 100644
--- a/src/org/zowe/pipelines/generic/GenericPipeline.groovy
+++ b/src/org/zowe/pipelines/generic/GenericPipeline.groovy
@@ -546,15 +546,18 @@ class GenericPipeline extends Pipeline {
                 } catch (err) {
                     steps.error "${err.message}"
                 }
-                String target = steps.CHANGE_TARGET
-                String changedFiles = steps.sh(returnStdout: true, script: "git --no-pager diff origin/${target} --name-only").trim()
+
                 String labels = getLabels()
                 if (labels == null) {
                   steps.echo "Unable to read labels for this Pull Request. Forcing changelog check."
                 }
+
+                String target = steps.CHANGE_TARGET
+                String changedFiles = steps.sh(returnStdout: true, script: "git --no-pager diff origin/${target} --name-only").trim()
+                String[] projectDirs = getProjectDirs()
                 if (labels != null && labels.contains("no-changelog")) {
                     steps.echo "no-changelog label found on Pull Request. Skipping changelog check."
-                } else if (args._dirs == null) {
+                } else if (projectDirs.length == 0) {
                     if (changedFiles.contains(args.file)) {
                         def contents = steps.sh(returnStdout: true, script: "cat ${args.file}").trim()
                         if (contents.contains(args.header)) {
@@ -566,7 +569,7 @@ class GenericPipeline extends Pipeline {
                         steps.error "Changelog has not been modified from origin/master. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for changelog format."
                     }
                 } else {
-                    for (dirname in args._dirs) {
+                    for (dirname in projectDirs) {
                         steps.dir(dirname) {
                             if (changedFiles.contains(args.file)) {
                                 def contents = steps.sh(returnStdout: true, script: "cat ${args.file}").trim()
@@ -885,4 +888,13 @@ class GenericPipeline extends Pipeline {
             throw new TestStageException("${reportName} is missing property `name`", stageName)
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns list of package directories to check for changelog files in.
+     * If the list is empty, only the root directory is checked.
+     * For a monorepo project, override this method to return a non-empty list.
+     */
+    String[] getProjectDirs() {
+        return []
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/org/zowe/pipelines/generic/arguments/ChangelogStageArguments.groovy b/src/org/zowe/pipelines/generic/arguments/ChangelogStageArguments.groovy
index ec37cb9b..f0cf187a 100644
--- a/src/org/zowe/pipelines/generic/arguments/ChangelogStageArguments.groovy
+++ b/src/org/zowe/pipelines/generic/arguments/ChangelogStageArguments.groovy
@@ -35,10 +35,4 @@ class ChangelogStageArguments extends GenericStageArguments {
      * @default {@code "## Recent Changes"}
      */
     String header = "## Recent Changes"
-
-    /**
-     * List of directories to check for changelog files in.
-     * If not specified, only the root directory is checked.
-     */
-    protected String[] _dirs
 }
diff --git a/src/org/zowe/pipelines/nodejs/NodeJSPipeline.groovy b/src/org/zowe/pipelines/nodejs/NodeJSPipeline.groovy
index 7f1c91b1..5047bda8 100644
--- a/src/org/zowe/pipelines/nodejs/NodeJSPipeline.groovy
+++ b/src/org/zowe/pipelines/nodejs/NodeJSPipeline.groovy
@@ -564,8 +564,21 @@ class NodeJSPipeline extends GenericPipeline {
                 throw preSetupException
             }
 
-            runForEachMonorepoPackage(false) {
-                steps.sh "npm audit ${arguments.dev ? "" : "--production"} --audit-level=${arguments.auditLevel} ${arguments.registry != "" ? "--registry ${arguments.registry}" : ""}"
+            steps.sh "npm audit ${arguments.dev ? "" : "--production"} --audit-level=${arguments.auditLevel} ${arguments.registry != "" ? "--registry ${arguments.registry}" : ""}"
+
+            if (isLernaMonorepo) {
+                // Bootstrap again to unhoist any dependencies missing from package-lock files
+                steps.sh "npx lerna bootstrap --no-ci"
+
+                // Remove dependencies from package.json files that would cause ELOCKVERIFY error
+                prunePackageJsonsBeforeAudit()
+
+                runForEachMonorepoPackage(false) {
+                    steps.sh "npm audit ${arguments.dev ? "" : "--production"} --audit-level=${arguments.auditLevel} ${arguments.registry != "" ? "--registry ${arguments.registry}" : ""}"
+                }
+
+                // Revert package.json files to their old contents
+                steps.sh "git checkout **/package.json"
             }
         }
 
@@ -983,22 +996,6 @@ class NodeJSPipeline extends GenericPipeline {
         super.testGeneric(arguments)
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Verify that the changelog has been modified.
-     *
-     * @param file Indicates the file to be checked
-     * @param lines Indicates the number of lines to check for the header
-     * @param header Indicates the header that should exist in the changelog
-     * @return void
-     */
-    void checkChangelog(Map arguments = [:]) {
-        if (isLernaMonorepo && arguments._dirs == null) {
-            arguments._dirs = _getLernaPkgInfo(true).collect { it.location } as String[]
-        }
-
-        super.checkChangelog(arguments)
-    }
-
     /**
      * Update the header in the changelog
      *
@@ -1223,4 +1220,56 @@ expect {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove dependencies from package.json files that point to other packages
+     * in the same monorepo. This prevents ELOCKVERIFY errors when audit is run.
+     * See https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/1663#issuecomment-559010254
+     */
+    protected void prunePackageJsonsBeforeAudit() {
+        def lernaPkgInfo = _getLernaPkgInfo(false)
+        def lernaPkgNames = lernaPkgInfo.collect { it.name } as String[]
+
+        for (pkgInfo in lernaPkgInfo) {
+            steps.dir(pkgInfo.location) {
+                def packageJSON = steps.readJSON file: "package.json"
+                def numPruned = 0
+
+                if (packageJSON.dependencies != null) {
+                    for (def pkgName in packageJSON.dependencies.keySet()) {
+                        if (lernaPkgNames.contains(pkgName)) {
+                            packageJSON.dependencies.remove(pkgName)
+                            numPruned++
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (packageJSON.devDependencies != null) {
+                    for (def pkgName in packageJSON.devDependencies.keySet()) {
+                        if (lernaPkgNames.contains(pkgName)) {
+                            packageJSON.devDependencies.remove(pkgName)
+                            numPruned++
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (numPruned > 0) {
+                    steps.writeJSON file: "package.json", json: packageJSON, pretty: 2
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns list of package directories to check for changelog files in.
+     * If the list is empty, only the root directory is checked.
+     * For a monorepo project, override this method to return a non-empty list.
+     */
+    String[] getProjectDirs() {
+        if (isLernaMonorepo) {
+            return _getLernaPkgInfo(true).collect { it.location } as String[]
+        }
+
+        return super.getProjectDirs()
+    }
 }