diff --git a/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/__snapshots__/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch.test.ts.snap b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/__snapshots__/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch.test.ts.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7bd32ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/__snapshots__/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch.test.ts.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`Test ignores-scripts-when-making-patch: a patch file got produced 1`] = `
+"SNAPSHOT: a patch file got produced
+diff --git a/node_modules/naughty-package/postinstall.sh b/node_modules/naughty-package/postinstall.sh
+index 3784520..c4af29c 100755
+--- a/node_modules/naughty-package/postinstall.sh
++++ b/node_modules/naughty-package/postinstall.sh
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-# postinstall
++# lol
+ 
+ # if we're running in the main repo is ok
+ if ls ../patch-package ;
+END SNAPSHOT"
+`;
+
+exports[`Test ignores-scripts-when-making-patch: the patch creation output should look normal 1`] = `
+"SNAPSHOT: the patch creation output should look normal
+patch-package 0.0.0
+• Creating temporary folder
+• Installing naughty-package@1.0.0 with yarn
+• Diffing your files with clean files
+✔ Created file patches/naughty-package+1.0.0.patch
+END SNAPSHOT"
+`;
+
+exports[`Test ignores-scripts-when-making-patch: there should be no stderr 1`] = `
+"SNAPSHOT: there should be no stderr
+END SNAPSHOT"
+`;
diff --git a/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch.sh b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e8f7d83c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# make sure errors stop the script
+set -e
+
+echo "add patch-package"
+yarn add $1
+
+npx replace postinstall lol node_modules/naughty-package/postinstall.sh
+
+echo "SNAPSHOT: the patch creation output should look normal"
+(>&2 echo "SNAPSHOT: there should be no stderr")
+npx patch-package naughty-package
+echo "END SNAPSHOT"
+(>&2 echo "END SNAPSHOT")
+
+echo "SNAPSHOT: a patch file got produced"
+cat patches/naughty-package+1.0.0.patch
+echo "END SNAPSHOT"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch.test.ts b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..136787ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { runIntegrationTest } from "../runIntegrationTest"
+runIntegrationTest({
+  projectName: "ignores-scripts-when-making-patch",
+  shouldProduceSnapshots: true,
+})
diff --git a/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/naughty-package/package.json b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/naughty-package/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd2e8316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/naughty-package/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "naughty-package",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "scripts": {
+    "postinstall": "./postinstall.sh"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/naughty-package/postinstall.sh b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/naughty-package/postinstall.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3784520b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/naughty-package/postinstall.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# postinstall
+
+# if we're running in the main repo is ok
+if ls ../patch-package ;
+then
+  exit 0
+fi
+# if we are installed alone then fail
+exit 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/package.json b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ac4c162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "name": "ignores-scripts-when-making-patch",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "integration test for patch-package",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "naughty-package": "file:./naughty-package",
+    "replace": "^1.1.1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/yarn.lock b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/yarn.lock
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1392ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/ignores-scripts-when-making-patch/yarn.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
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+
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+  integrity sha1-zg6+ql94yxiSXqfYENe1mwEP1RU=
+
+path-key@^2.0.0, path-key@^2.0.1:
+  version "2.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-key/-/path-key-2.0.1.tgz#411cadb574c5a140d3a4b1910d40d80cc9f40b40"
+  integrity sha1-QRyttXTFoUDTpLGRDUDYDMn0C0A=
+
+pump@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pump/-/pump-3.0.0.tgz#b4a2116815bde2f4e1ea602354e8c75565107a64"
+  integrity sha512-LwZy+p3SFs1Pytd/jYct4wpv49HiYCqd9Rlc5ZVdk0V+8Yzv6jR5Blk3TRmPL1ft69TxP0IMZGJ+WPFU2BFhww==
+  dependencies:
+    end-of-stream "^1.1.0"
+    once "^1.3.1"
+
+replace@^1.1.1:
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/replace/-/replace-1.1.1.tgz#3d1b5e5896bd55c365a42a8d6e220b07a6f5d635"
+  integrity sha512-RTLcKzfKEc8YPX+WbxZ5nQK921qOCpmMGWuKFWHWf727o7Ap84ydbhv8A/ipANXXXxFxI2M2PW+FaEhDsdZCdQ==
+  dependencies:
+    colors "1.2.4"
+    minimatch "3.0.4"
+    yargs "12.0.5"
+
+require-directory@^2.1.1:
+  version "2.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/require-directory/-/require-directory-2.1.1.tgz#8c64ad5fd30dab1c976e2344ffe7f792a6a6df42"
+  integrity sha1-jGStX9MNqxyXbiNE/+f3kqam30I=
+
+require-main-filename@^1.0.1:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/require-main-filename/-/require-main-filename-1.0.1.tgz#97f717b69d48784f5f526a6c5aa8ffdda055a4d1"
+  integrity sha1-l/cXtp1IeE9fUmpsWqj/3aBVpNE=
+
+semver@^5.5.0:
+  version "5.7.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-5.7.1.tgz#a954f931aeba508d307bbf069eff0c01c96116f7"
+  integrity sha512-sauaDf/PZdVgrLTNYHRtpXa1iRiKcaebiKQ1BJdpQlWH2lCvexQdX55snPFyK7QzpudqbCI0qXFfOasHdyNDGQ==
+
+set-blocking@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/set-blocking/-/set-blocking-2.0.0.tgz#045f9782d011ae9a6803ddd382b24392b3d890f7"
+  integrity sha1-BF+XgtARrppoA93TgrJDkrPYkPc=
+
+shebang-command@^1.2.0:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shebang-command/-/shebang-command-1.2.0.tgz#44aac65b695b03398968c39f363fee5deafdf1ea"
+  integrity sha1-RKrGW2lbAzmJaMOfNj/uXer98eo=
+  dependencies:
+    shebang-regex "^1.0.0"
+
+shebang-regex@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shebang-regex/-/shebang-regex-1.0.0.tgz#da42f49740c0b42db2ca9728571cb190c98efea3"
+  integrity sha1-2kL0l0DAtC2yypcoVxyxkMmO/qM=
+
+signal-exit@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.2.tgz#b5fdc08f1287ea1178628e415e25132b73646c6d"
+  integrity sha1-tf3AjxKH6hF4Yo5BXiUTK3NkbG0=
+
+string-width@^1.0.1:
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-1.0.2.tgz#118bdf5b8cdc51a2a7e70d211e07e2b0b9b107d3"
+  integrity sha1-EYvfW4zcUaKn5w0hHgfisLmxB9M=
+  dependencies:
+    code-point-at "^1.0.0"
+    is-fullwidth-code-point "^1.0.0"
+    strip-ansi "^3.0.0"
+
+string-width@^2.0.0, string-width@^2.1.1:
+  version "2.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-2.1.1.tgz#ab93f27a8dc13d28cac815c462143a6d9012ae9e"
+  integrity sha512-nOqH59deCq9SRHlxq1Aw85Jnt4w6KvLKqWVik6oA9ZklXLNIOlqg4F2yrT1MVaTjAqvVwdfeZ7w7aCvJD7ugkw==
+  dependencies:
+    is-fullwidth-code-point "^2.0.0"
+    strip-ansi "^4.0.0"
+
+strip-ansi@^3.0.0, strip-ansi@^3.0.1:
+  version "3.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-3.0.1.tgz#6a385fb8853d952d5ff05d0e8aaf94278dc63dcf"
+  integrity sha1-ajhfuIU9lS1f8F0Oiq+UJ43GPc8=
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-regex "^2.0.0"
+
+strip-ansi@^4.0.0:
+  version "4.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-4.0.0.tgz#a8479022eb1ac368a871389b635262c505ee368f"
+  integrity sha1-qEeQIusaw2iocTibY1JixQXuNo8=
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-regex "^3.0.0"
+
+strip-eof@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-eof/-/strip-eof-1.0.0.tgz#bb43ff5598a6eb05d89b59fcd129c983313606bf"
+  integrity sha1-u0P/VZim6wXYm1n80SnJgzE2Br8=
+
+which-module@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/which-module/-/which-module-2.0.0.tgz#d9ef07dce77b9902b8a3a8fa4b31c3e3f7e6e87a"
+  integrity sha1-2e8H3Od7mQK4o6j6SzHD4/fm6Ho=
+
+which@^1.2.9:
+  version "1.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/which/-/which-1.3.1.tgz#a45043d54f5805316da8d62f9f50918d3da70b0a"
+  integrity sha512-HxJdYWq1MTIQbJ3nw0cqssHoTNU267KlrDuGZ1WYlxDStUtKUhOaJmh112/TZmHxxUfuJqPXSOm7tDyas0OSIQ==
+  dependencies:
+    isexe "^2.0.0"
+
+wrap-ansi@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-2.1.0.tgz#d8fc3d284dd05794fe84973caecdd1cf824fdd85"
+  integrity sha1-2Pw9KE3QV5T+hJc8rs3Rz4JP3YU=
+  dependencies:
+    string-width "^1.0.1"
+    strip-ansi "^3.0.1"
+
+wrappy@1:
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz#b5243d8f3ec1aa35f1364605bc0d1036e30ab69f"
+  integrity sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8=
+
+"y18n@^3.2.1 || ^4.0.0":
+  version "4.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/y18n/-/y18n-4.0.0.tgz#95ef94f85ecc81d007c264e190a120f0a3c8566b"
+  integrity sha512-r9S/ZyXu/Xu9q1tYlpsLIsa3EeLXXk0VwlxqTcFRfg9EhMW+17kbt9G0NrgCmhGb5vT2hyhJZLfDGx+7+5Uj/w==
+
+yargs-parser@^11.1.1:
+  version "11.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-11.1.1.tgz#879a0865973bca9f6bab5cbdf3b1c67ec7d3bcf4"
+  integrity sha512-C6kB/WJDiaxONLJQnF8ccx9SEeoTTLek8RVbaOIsrAUS8VrBEXfmeSnCZxygc+XC2sNMBIwOOnfcxiynjHsVSQ==
+  dependencies:
+    camelcase "^5.0.0"
+    decamelize "^1.2.0"
+
+yargs@12.0.5:
+  version "12.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-12.0.5.tgz#05f5997b609647b64f66b81e3b4b10a368e7ad13"
+  integrity sha512-Lhz8TLaYnxq/2ObqHDql8dX8CJi97oHxrjUcYtzKbbykPtVW9WB+poxI+NM2UIzsMgNCZTIf0AQwsjK5yMAqZw==
+  dependencies:
+    cliui "^4.0.0"
+    decamelize "^1.2.0"
+    find-up "^3.0.0"
+    get-caller-file "^1.0.1"
+    os-locale "^3.0.0"
+    require-directory "^2.1.1"
+    require-main-filename "^1.0.1"
+    set-blocking "^2.0.0"
+    string-width "^2.0.0"
+    which-module "^2.0.0"
+    y18n "^3.2.1 || ^4.0.0"
+    yargs-parser "^11.1.1"
diff --git a/src/makePatch.ts b/src/makePatch.ts
index 63f1bb11..c4c70bb5 100644
--- a/src/makePatch.ts
+++ b/src/makePatch.ts
@@ -113,15 +113,43 @@ export function makePatch({
         chalk.grey("•"),
         `Installing ${packageDetails.name}@${packageVersion} with yarn`,
       )
-      spawnSafeSync(`yarn`, ["install", "--ignore-engines"], {
-        cwd: tmpRepoNpmRoot,
-      })
+      try {
+        // try first without ignoring scripts in case they are required
+        // this works in 99.99% of cases
+        spawnSafeSync(`yarn`, ["install", "--ignore-engines"], {
+          cwd: tmpRepoNpmRoot,
+          logStdErrOnError: false,
+        })
+      } catch (e) {
+        // try again while ignoring scripts in case the script depends on
+        // an implicit context which we havn't reproduced
+        spawnSafeSync(
+          `yarn`,
+          ["install", "--ignore-engines", "--ignore-scripts"],
+          {
+            cwd: tmpRepoNpmRoot,
+          },
+        )
+      }
     } else {
       console.info(
         chalk.grey("•"),
         `Installing ${packageDetails.name}@${packageVersion} with npm`,
       )
-      spawnSafeSync(`npm`, ["i"], { cwd: tmpRepoNpmRoot })
+      try {
+        // try first without ignoring scripts in case they are required
+        // this works in 99.99% of cases
+        spawnSafeSync(`npm`, ["i"], {
+          cwd: tmpRepoNpmRoot,
+          logStdErrOnError: false,
+        })
+      } catch (e) {
+        // try again while ignoring scripts in case the script depends on
+        // an implicit context which we havn't reproduced
+        spawnSafeSync(`npm`, ["i", "--ignore-scripts"], {
+          cwd: tmpRepoNpmRoot,
+        })
+      }
     }
 
     const git = (...args: string[]) =>