diff --git a/featlib/npm.sh b/featlib/npm.sh
index 762f7dc..1c2cbd2 100755
--- a/featlib/npm.sh
+++ b/featlib/npm.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function feat_add_npm() {
     mkdir -p "$N_PREFIX"
     curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tj/n/master/bin/n | bash -s latest
     npm install -g n
+	npm install -g npm-check-updates
 }
 
 function npm_initialized() {
@@ -47,6 +48,18 @@ function npm_feat_missing() {
     npm list 2>&1 | grep -q 'missing[^ ]* *'"$FEAT"'@' 
 }
 
+function npm_feat_ensure_ncu() {
+	if feat_missing "ncu"; then
+		npm install -g npm-check-updates
+	fi
+}
+
+function npm_feat_update_latest() {
+	npm_feat_ensure_ncu
+	ncu -u
+	npm install
+}
+
 function npm-g_feat_add() {
 	npm install -g npm
 	npm install -g "$1"
@@ -60,20 +73,18 @@ function npm_feat_add() {
 function npm_feat_needed() {
 	feat_needed "npm"
 	FEAT="$1"
+	npm_feat_ensure_ncu
 	if ! npm_initialized; then
 		npm init -y
 	fi
-	if npm_feat_added "$FEAT"; then
-		if npm_feat_missing "$FEAT"; then
-			npm install
-		fi
-	else
+	if ! npm_feat_added "$FEAT"; then
 		if type "npm_feat_add_$FEAT" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
 			eval "npm_feat_add_$FEAT"
 		else
 			npm_feat_add "$FEAT"
 		fi
 	fi
+	npm_feat_update_latest
 }
 
 function npm-g_feat_needed() {