diff --git a/cli/npm/managed/resolvers/local.rs b/cli/npm/managed/resolvers/local.rs
index f73ba95ac8..90b0ed7be9 100644
--- a/cli/npm/managed/resolvers/local.rs
+++ b/cli/npm/managed/resolvers/local.rs
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ async fn sync_resolution_with_fs(
 
     if has_lifecycle_scripts(package) {
       let scripts_run = folder_path.join(".scripts-run");
+      let has_warned = folder_path.join(".scripts-warned");
       if can_run_scripts(&lifecycle_scripts.allowed, &package.id.nv) {
         if !scripts_run.exists() {
           let sub_node_modules = folder_path.join("node_modules");
@@ -517,8 +518,8 @@ async fn sync_resolution_with_fs(
             scripts_run,
           ));
         }
-      } else if !scripts_run.exists() {
-        packages_with_scripts_not_run.push(package.id.nv.clone());
+      } else if !scripts_run.exists() && !has_warned.exists() {
+        packages_with_scripts_not_run.push((has_warned, package.id.nv.clone()));
       }
     }
   }
@@ -721,12 +722,15 @@ async fn sync_resolution_with_fs(
     };
     let packages = packages_with_scripts_not_run
       .iter()
-      .map(|p| format!("npm:{p}"))
+      .map(|(_, p)| format!("npm:{p}"))
       .collect::<Vec<_>>()
       .join(", ");
     log::warn!("{}: Packages contained npm lifecycle scripts (preinstall/install/postinstall) that were not executed.
     This may cause the packages to not work correctly. To run them, use the `--allow-scripts` flag with `deno cache`{maybe_install}
     (e.g. `deno cache --allow-scripts=pkg1,pkg2 <entrypoint>`{maybe_install_example}):\n      {packages}", crate::colors::yellow("warning"));
+    for (scripts_warned_path, _) in packages_with_scripts_not_run {
+      let _ignore_err = fs::write(scripts_warned_path, "");
+    }
   }
 
   setup_cache.save();
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/lifecycle_scripts/__test__.jsonc b/tests/specs/npm/lifecycle_scripts/__test__.jsonc
index fa60e79636..18a2d405ef 100644
--- a/tests/specs/npm/lifecycle_scripts/__test__.jsonc
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/lifecycle_scripts/__test__.jsonc
@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@
         }
       ]
     },
+    "only_warns_first": {
+      "tempDir": true,
+      "steps": [
+        {
+          // without running scripts (should warn)
+          "args": "run all_lifecycles.js",
+          "output": "only_warns_first1.out",
+          "exitCode": 1
+        },
+        {
+          // without running scripts (does not warn)
+          "args": "run all_lifecycles.js",
+          "output": "only_warns_first2.out",
+          "exitCode": 1
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     "future_install_lifecycle_scripts": {
       "tempDir": true,
       "envs": {
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/lifecycle_scripts/only_warns_first1.out b/tests/specs/npm/lifecycle_scripts/only_warns_first1.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ebf960289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/lifecycle_scripts/only_warns_first1.out
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[UNORDERED_START]
+Download http://localhost:4260/@denotest/node-lifecycle-scripts
+Download http://localhost:4260/@denotest/bin
+Download http://localhost:4260/@denotest/node-lifecycle-scripts/1.0.0.tgz
+Download http://localhost:4260/@denotest/bin/1.0.0.tgz
+Initialize @denotest/node-lifecycle-scripts@1.0.0
+Initialize @denotest/bin@1.0.0
+[UNORDERED_END]
+warning: Packages contained npm lifecycle scripts (preinstall/install/postinstall) that were not executed.
+    This may cause the packages to not work correctly. To run them, use the `--allow-scripts` flag with `deno cache`
+    (e.g. `deno cache --allow-scripts=pkg1,pkg2 <entrypoint>`):
+      npm:@denotest/node-lifecycle-scripts@1.0.0
+error: Uncaught SyntaxError: The requested module 'npm:@denotest/node-lifecycle-scripts' does not provide an export named 'value'
+[WILDCARD]
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/lifecycle_scripts/only_warns_first2.out b/tests/specs/npm/lifecycle_scripts/only_warns_first2.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6a02c7279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/lifecycle_scripts/only_warns_first2.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[# note no warning]
+error: Uncaught SyntaxError: The requested module 'npm:@denotest/node-lifecycle-scripts' does not provide an export named 'value'
+[WILDCARD]