diff --git a/package.py b/package.py
index 620be347..efcc7180 100644
--- a/package.py
+++ b/package.py
@@ -814,7 +814,9 @@ def commands_step(path, commands):
                     pip_requirements = claim.get("pip_requirements")
                     poetry_install = claim.get("poetry_install")
                     poetry_export_extra_args = claim.get("poetry_export_extra_args", [])
-                    npm_requirements = claim.get("npm_package_json")
+                    npm_requirements = claim.get(
+                        "npm_requirements", claim.get("npm_package_json")
+                    )
                     runtime = claim.get("runtime", query.runtime)
 
                     if pip_requirements and runtime.startswith("python"):