diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts b/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
index 3e3c3743cbd..e21f18a2101 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ export class NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider implements TreeDataProvider<TreeItem> {
 		return [];
 	}
 
+	private isInstallTask(task: Task): boolean {
+		let fullName = getTaskName('install', task.definition.path);
+		return fullName === task.name;
+	}
+
 	private buildTaskTree(tasks: Task[]): Folder[] | PackageJSON[] | NoScripts[] {
 		let folders: Map<String, Folder> = new Map();
 		let packages: Map<String, PackageJSON> = new Map();
@@ -314,7 +319,7 @@ export class NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider implements TreeDataProvider<TreeItem> {
 		let packageJson = null;
 
 		tasks.forEach(each => {
-			if (isWorkspaceFolder(each.scope) && each.name !== 'install') {
+			if (isWorkspaceFolder(each.scope) && !this.isInstallTask(each)) {
 				folder = folders.get(each.scope.name);
 				if (!folder) {
 					folder = new Folder(each.scope);