diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/npmMain.ts b/extensions/npm/src/npmMain.ts
index a92f554b7592418a9ecd5c15ef4992016079a0f2..fc0f8a5c557307186913e24e28ccfe3fafb479c7 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/npmMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/npmMain.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ import { invalidateHoverScriptsCache, NpmScriptHoverProvider } from './scriptHov
 
 let treeDataProvider: NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider | undefined;
 
+function invalidateScriptCaches() {
+	invalidateHoverScriptsCache();
+	invalidateTasksCache();
+	if (treeDataProvider) {
+		treeDataProvider.refresh();
+	}
+}
+
 export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
 	configureHttpRequest();
 	context.subscriptions.push(vscode.workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => {
@@ -45,6 +53,10 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void>
 
 	context.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('npm.runSelectedScript', runSelectedScript));
 	context.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('npm.runScriptFromFolder', selectAndRunScriptFromFolder));
+	context.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('npm.refresh', () => {
+		invalidateScriptCaches();
+	}));
+
 }
 
 function canRunNpmInCurrentWorkspace() {
@@ -55,15 +67,6 @@ function canRunNpmInCurrentWorkspace() {
 }
 
 function registerTaskProvider(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): vscode.Disposable | undefined {
-
-	function invalidateScriptCaches() {
-		invalidateHoverScriptsCache();
-		invalidateTasksCache();
-		if (treeDataProvider) {
-			treeDataProvider.refresh();
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders) {
 		let watcher = vscode.workspace.createFileSystemWatcher('**/package.json');
 		watcher.onDidChange((_e) => invalidateScriptCaches());
diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts b/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
index c7c7835fa047054dcb621a5d46bba01ec2098f01..c1145d0806bce5c35e897747b40e07ec70f7b430 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ export class NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider implements TreeDataProvider<TreeItem> {
 		subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('npm.runScript', this.runScript, this));
 		subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('npm.debugScript', this.debugScript, this));
 		subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('npm.openScript', this.openScript, this));
-		subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('npm.refresh', this.refresh, this));
 		subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('npm.runInstall', this.runInstall, this));
 	}