diff --git a/cli/module_loader.rs b/cli/module_loader.rs
index 1da3f1f2af..5752c50aa2 100644
--- a/cli/module_loader.rs
+++ b/cli/module_loader.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ pub async fn load_top_level_deps(factory: &CliFactory) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   let npm_resolver = factory.npm_resolver().await?;
   if let Some(npm_resolver) = npm_resolver.as_managed() {
     npm_resolver.ensure_top_level_package_json_install().await?;
+    // TODO(nathanwhit): we call `cache_packages` if the lockfile is modified,
+    // so by calling it here it's possible we end up calling it twice
+    npm_resolver.cache_packages().await?;
   }
   // cache as many entries in the import map as we can
   if let Some(import_map) = factory.maybe_import_map().await? {
diff --git a/tests/specs/install/future_install_node_modules/__test__.jsonc b/tests/specs/install/future_install_node_modules/__test__.jsonc
index 5712165570..c705ad0f81 100644
--- a/tests/specs/install/future_install_node_modules/__test__.jsonc
+++ b/tests/specs/install/future_install_node_modules/__test__.jsonc
@@ -25,6 +25,44 @@
         }
       ]
     },
+    "install_sets_up_node_modules_with_lockfile": {
+      "tempDir": true,
+      "envs": {
+        "DENO_FUTURE": "1"
+      },
+      "steps": [
+        {
+          "args": "install",
+          "output": "install.out"
+        },
+        {
+          // check for lockfile
+          "args": [
+            "eval",
+            "console.log(Deno.readTextFileSync('./deno.lock').trim())"
+          ],
+          "output": "deno.lock.out"
+        },
+        {
+          // remove the lockfile
+          "args": [
+            "eval",
+            "Deno.removeSync('node_modules', {recursive: true});"
+          ],
+          "output": ""
+        },
+        {
+          // install, this time should use the lockfile
+          "args": "install",
+          "output": "install_lockfile.out"
+        },
+        {
+          // make sure we created the node_modules dir
+          "args": ["eval", "Deno.statSync('node_modules')"],
+          "output": ""
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     "install_errors_corrupted_lockfile": {
       "tempDir": true,
       "envs": {
diff --git a/tests/specs/install/future_install_node_modules/install_lockfile.out b/tests/specs/install/future_install_node_modules/install_lockfile.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e27e3d207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/install/future_install_node_modules/install_lockfile.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+⚠️ `deno install` behavior will change in Deno 2. To preserve the current behavior use the `-g` or `--global` flag.
+Initialize @denotest/esm-basic@1.0.0
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/npmrc_not_next_to_package_json/main.out b/tests/specs/npm/npmrc_not_next_to_package_json/main.out
index 8f42fb6d81..933d44f1c1 100644
--- a/tests/specs/npm/npmrc_not_next_to_package_json/main.out
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/npmrc_not_next_to_package_json/main.out
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 [WILDCARD]
 Download http://localhost:4260/@denotest/esm-basic/1.0.0.tgz
 Initialize @denotest/esm-basic@1.0.0
+[WILDCARD]