diff --git a/lib/commands/pack.js b/lib/commands/pack.js
index fdde78f6afe23..aecd7301524ab 100644
--- a/lib/commands/pack.js
+++ b/lib/commands/pack.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Pack extends BaseCommand {
       const manifest = await pacote.manifest(spec, {
         ...this.npm.flatOptions,
         Arborist,
+        preferOnline: true,
         _isRoot: true,
       })
       if (!manifest._id) {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ class Pack extends BaseCommand {
         foregroundScripts: this.npm.config.isDefault('foreground-scripts')
           ? true
           : this.npm.config.get('foreground-scripts'),
+        preferOnline: true,
         prefix: this.npm.localPrefix,
         workspaces: this.workspacePaths,
       })