diff --git a/bw-dev b/bw-dev
index 19ab1a355..57441f013 100755
--- a/bw-dev
+++ b/bw-dev
@@ -188,31 +188,25 @@ case "$CMD" in
         ;;
     prettier)
         prod_error
-        $DOCKER_COMPOSE run --rm dev-tools npm exec --prefix dev-tools -- prettier \
-            --write bookwyrm/static/js/*.js
+        $DOCKER_COMPOSE run --rm dev-tools prettier --write bookwyrm/static/js/*.js
         ;;
     eslint)
         prod_error
-        $DOCKER_COMPOSE run --rm dev-tools npm exec --prefix devtools --  eslint \
-            bookwyrm/static --ext .js
+        $DOCKER_COMPOSE run --rm dev-tools eslint bookwyrm/static --ext .js
         ;;
     stylelint)
         prod_error
-        $DOCKER_COMPOSE run --rm dev-tools npm exec --prefix dev-tools -- stylelint --fix \
-            --config dev-tools/.stylelintrc.js --ignore-path dev-tools/.stylelintignore   \
-            bookwyrm/static/css
+        $DOCKER_COMPOSE run --rm dev-tools stylelint --fix bookwyrm/static/css \
+            --config dev-tools/.stylelintrc.js --ignore-path dev-tools/.stylelintignore
         ;;
     formatters)
         prod_error
         runweb pylint bookwyrm/
         $DOCKER_COMPOSE run --rm dev-tools black celerywyrm bookwyrm
-        $DOCKER_COMPOSE run --rm dev-tools npm exec --prefix dev-tools -- prettier \
-            --write bookwyrm/static/js/*.js
-        $DOCKER_COMPOSE run --rm dev-tools npm exec --prefix devtools --  eslint \
-            bookwyrm/static --ext .js
-        $DOCKER_COMPOSE run --rm dev-tools npm exec --prefix dev-tools -- stylelint --fix \
-            --config dev-tools/.stylelintrc.js --ignore-path dev-tools/.stylelintignore   \
-            bookwyrm/static/css
+        $DOCKER_COMPOSE run --rm dev-tools prettier --write bookwyrm/static/js/*.js
+        $DOCKER_COMPOSE run --rm dev-tools eslint bookwyrm/static --ext .js
+        $DOCKER_COMPOSE run --rm dev-tools stylelint --fix bookwyrm/static/css \
+            --config dev-tools/.stylelintrc.js --ignore-path dev-tools/.stylelintignore
         ;;
     mypy)
         prod_error
diff --git a/dev-tools/Dockerfile b/dev-tools/Dockerfile
index 338d96c66..f6a7bb793 100644
--- a/dev-tools/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev-tools/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FROM python:3.9
 WORKDIR /app/dev-tools
 
+ENV PATH="/app/dev-tools/node_modules/.bin:$PATH"
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 ENV NPM_CONFIG_UPDATE_NOTIFIER=false
 ENV PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION=ignore PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK=1