diff --git a/plugins/npm/npm.plugin.zsh b/plugins/npm/npm.plugin.zsh
index 422d81ceb..ec595e74d 100644
--- a/plugins/npm/npm.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/npm/npm.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-eval "$(npm completion 2>/dev/null)"
+__NPM_COMPLETION_FILE="${ZSH_CACHE_DIR}/npm_completion"
+
+if [[ ! -f $__NPM_COMPLETION_FILE ]]; then
+    npm completion >! $__NPM_COMPLETION_FILE || rm -f $__NPM_COMPLETION_FILE
+fi
+
+source $__NPM_COMPLETION_FILE
 
 # Install dependencies globally
 alias npmg="npm i -g "