diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 81259bac8..dd61eeb76 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ endif
 refcache-save: $(LINK_CACHE_FILE_SRC_DIR)/$(LINK_CACHE_FILE)
 ifeq (refcache, $(REFCACHE))
 	cp $(LINK_CACHE_FILE_SRC_DIR)/$(LINK_CACHE_FILE) $(LINK_CACHE_FILE_DEST_DIR)/
-	npm run format $(LINK_CACHE_FILE_DEST_DIR)/$(LINK_CACHE_FILE)
+	npm run _prettier:any -- --write $(LINK_CACHE_FILE_DEST_DIR)/$(LINK_CACHE_FILE)
 else
 	@echo "SKIPPING refcache-save"
 endif
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b2013c6e..837066025 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "_get:submodule": "set -x && git submodule update --init ${DEPTH:- --depth 1}",
     "_prebuild": "run-s get:submodule cp:spec",
     "_prepare:docsy": "cd themes/docsy && npm install",
+    "_prettier:any": "npx prettier --ignore-path ''",
     "_serve:hugo": "hugo serve -DFE --minify",
     "_serve:netlify": "netlify dev -c \"npm run _serve:hugo\"",
     "all": "npm-run-all",