diff --git a/src/util/spawn.js b/src/util/spawn.js
index 99527b1..655b9d9 100644
--- a/src/util/spawn.js
+++ b/src/util/spawn.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const childProcess = require('child_process');
  * Spawn a child process with a callback when the process exits
  */
 module.exports = function spawn(task, args, onClose) {
-  const child = childProcess.spawn('npm', args, {
+  const child = childProcess.spawn(process.platform === 'win32' ? 'npm.cmd' : 'npm', args, {
     stdio: 'inherit'
   });