diff --git a/packages/ethernaut-challenges/package.json b/packages/ethernaut-challenges/package.json
index 75358b72..841bc3a0 100644
--- a/packages/ethernaut-challenges/package.json
+++ b/packages/ethernaut-challenges/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "npm run install:test",
-    "compile": "hardhat compile",
+    "compile": "npx hardhat compile",
     "install:test": "cd test/fixture-projects/basic-project && npm install",
     "extract": "node ./scripts/extract.js",
     "test": "nyc mocha --exit --timeout 60000 --require 'test/setup.js' --recursive '../../**/*.test.js' --ignore '../../fixture-projects/**/*'"