diff --git a/src/cli/build_command.zig b/src/cli/build_command.zig
index ec05e81a48..000c8e6299 100644
--- a/src/cli/build_command.zig
+++ b/src/cli/build_command.zig
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ pub const BuildCommand = struct {
         var had_err = false;
         dump: {
             defer Output.flush();
-            var writer = Output.writer();
+            var writer = Output.writerBuffered();
             var output_dir = this_transpiler.options.output_dir;
 
             const will_be_one_file =
diff --git a/src/cli/init_command.zig b/src/cli/init_command.zig
index 51cb2b146d..72159acb17 100644
--- a/src/cli/init_command.zig
+++ b/src/cli/init_command.zig
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ pub const InitCommand = struct {
                     .blank => template = .blank,
                 }
 
-                try Output.writer().writeAll("\n");
+                Output.print("\n", .{});
                 Output.flush();
             } else {
                 Output.note("package.json already exists, configuring existing project", .{});
diff --git a/src/ini.zig b/src/ini.zig
index b72d81b497..c1b4fbc539 100644
--- a/src/ini.zig
+++ b/src/ini.zig
@@ -1031,9 +1031,21 @@ pub fn loadNpmrc(
         }
     }
 
-    if (out.get("ignore-scripts")) |ignore_scripts| {
-        if (ignore_scripts.isBoolean()) {
-            install.ignore_scripts = ignore_scripts.data.e_boolean.value;
+    if (out.get("ignore-scripts")) |*ignore_scripts| {
+        if (ignore_scripts.asBool()) |ignore| {
+            install.ignore_scripts = ignore;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (out.get("link-workspace-packages")) |*link_workspace_packages| {
+        if (link_workspace_packages.asBool()) |link| {
+            install.link_workspace_packages = link;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (out.get("save-exact")) |*save_exact| {
+        if (save_exact.asBool()) |exact| {
+            install.exact = exact;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/install/PackageManager/install_with_manager.zig b/src/install/PackageManager/install_with_manager.zig
index c68a904239..d2c6bb16ce 100644
--- a/src/install/PackageManager/install_with_manager.zig
+++ b/src/install/PackageManager/install_with_manager.zig
@@ -867,6 +867,8 @@ fn printInstallSummary(
     did_meta_hash_change: bool,
     log_level: Options.LogLevel,
 ) !void {
+    defer Output.flush();
+
     var printed_timestamp = false;
     if (this.options.do.summary) {
         var printer = Lockfile.Printer{
@@ -876,10 +878,17 @@ fn printInstallSummary(
             .successfully_installed = install_summary.successfully_installed,
         };
 
-        switch (Output.enable_ansi_colors) {
-            inline else => |enable_ansi_colors| {
-                try Lockfile.Printer.Tree.print(&printer, this, Output.WriterType, Output.writer(), enable_ansi_colors, log_level);
-            },
+        {
+            Output.flush();
+            // Ensure at this point buffering is enabled.
+            // We deliberately do not disable it after this.
+            Output.enableBuffering();
+            const writer = Output.writerBuffered();
+            switch (Output.enable_ansi_colors) {
+                inline else => |enable_ansi_colors| {
+                    try Lockfile.Printer.Tree.print(&printer, this, @TypeOf(writer), writer, enable_ansi_colors, log_level);
+                },
+            }
         }
 
         if (!did_meta_hash_change) {
diff --git a/src/install/isolated_install.zig b/src/install/isolated_install.zig
index 5052fa7a50..8af13c96d1 100644
--- a/src/install/isolated_install.zig
+++ b/src/install/isolated_install.zig
@@ -691,6 +691,11 @@ pub fn installIsolatedPackages(
                             var store_path: bun.AbsPath(.{}) = .initTopLevelDir();
                             defer store_path.deinit();
                             installer.appendStorePath(&store_path, entry_id);
+                            const scope_for_patch_tag_path = store_path.save();
+                            if (pkg_res_tag == .npm)
+                                // if it's from npm, it should always have a package.json.
+                                // in other cases, probably yes but i'm less confident.
+                                store_path.append("package.json");
                             const exists = sys.existsZ(store_path.sliceZ());
 
                             break :needs_install switch (patch_info) {
@@ -700,11 +705,9 @@ pub fn installIsolatedPackages(
                                 .patch => |patch| {
                                     var hash_buf: install.BuntagHashBuf = undefined;
                                     const hash = install.buntaghashbuf_make(&hash_buf, patch.contents_hash);
-                                    var patch_tag_path: bun.AbsPath(.{}) = .initTopLevelDir();
-                                    defer patch_tag_path.deinit();
-                                    installer.appendStorePath(&patch_tag_path, entry_id);
-                                    patch_tag_path.append(hash);
-                                    break :needs_install !sys.existsZ(patch_tag_path.sliceZ());
+                                    scope_for_patch_tag_path.restore();
+                                    store_path.append(hash);
+                                    break :needs_install !sys.existsZ(store_path.sliceZ());
                                 },
                             };
                         };
diff --git a/src/install/lockfile.zig b/src/install/lockfile.zig
index 209af71f1a..e4f346b908 100644
--- a/src/install/lockfile.zig
+++ b/src/install/lockfile.zig
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ pub const Printer = struct {
             .ok => {},
         }
 
-        const writer = Output.writer();
+        const writer = Output.writerBuffered();
         try printWithLockfile(allocator, lockfile, format, @TypeOf(writer), writer);
         Output.flush();
     }
diff --git a/src/output.zig b/src/output.zig
index 6fc7f6a356..8f82c7be1a 100644
--- a/src/output.zig
+++ b/src/output.zig
@@ -515,6 +515,11 @@ pub fn writer() WriterType {
     return source.stream.quietWriter();
 }
 
+pub fn writerBuffered() Source.BufferedStream.Writer {
+    bun.debugAssert(source_set);
+    return source.buffered_stream.writer();
+}
+
 pub fn resetTerminal() void {
     if (!enable_ansi_colors) {
         return;