diff --git a/ts/mod_npm/index.ts b/ts/mod_npm/index.ts
index c3fa000..a14b7ad 100644
--- a/ts/mod_npm/index.ts
+++ b/ts/mod_npm/index.ts
@@ -37,15 +37,23 @@ export let handleCli = async argvArg => {
  * authenticates npm with token from env var
  */
 const prepare = async () => {
-  const npmrcPrefix: string = '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=';
-  const npmToken: string = process.env.NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM;
-  const npmrcFileString: string = npmrcPrefix + npmToken;
-  if (npmToken) {
-    logger.log('info', 'found access token');
+  const config = await configModule.getConfig();
+  let npmrcFileString: string = '';
+  plugins.smartparam.forEachMinimatch(process.env, 'NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM*', npmEnvArg => {
+    const npmRegistryUrl = npmEnvArg.split('|')[0];
+    const npmToken = npmEnvArg.split('|')[1];
+    npmrcFileString = `//${npmRegistryUrl}/:_authToken="${npmToken}"\n`;
+  });
+
+  if (npmrcFileString.length > 0) {
+    logger.log('info', 'found one or more access tokens');
+    logger.log('info', `setting default npm registry to ${config.npmRegistryUrl}`);
+    await bash(`npm set registry https:${config.npmRegistryUrl}`);
   } else {
     logger.log('error', 'no access token found! Exiting!');
     process.exit(1);
   }
+
   plugins.smartfile.memory.toFsSync(npmrcFileString, '/root/.npmrc');
   return;
 };
@@ -55,6 +63,7 @@ const prepare = async () => {
  */
 const publish = async () => {
   let npmAccessCliString = ``;
+  let npmRegistryCliString = ``;
   const config = await configModule.getConfig();
 
   // -> configure package access level
@@ -65,6 +74,14 @@ const publish = async () => {
     npmAccessCliString = `--access=${config.npmAccessLevel}`;
   }
 
+  // -> configure registry url
+  if (config.npmRegistryUrl) {
+    npmAccessCliString = `--registry=${config.npmRegistryUrl}`;
+  } else {
+    logger.log('error', `no registry url specified. Can't publish!`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
   // -> preparing
   logger.log('info', `now preparing environment:`);
   prepare();
@@ -84,7 +101,7 @@ const publish = async () => {
 
   // -> publish it
   logger.log('info', `now invoking npm to publish the package!`);
-  await bash(`npm publish ${npmAccessCliString}`);
+  await bash(`npm publish ${npmAccessCliString} ${npmRegistryCliString}`);
   logger.log('success', `Package was successfully published!`);
 };
 
diff --git a/ts/npmci.config.ts b/ts/npmci.config.ts
index 4398a0d..fd1ff3f 100644
--- a/ts/npmci.config.ts
+++ b/ts/npmci.config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { KeyValueStore } from '@pushrocks/npmextra';
 export interface INpmciOptions {
   npmGlobalTools: string[];
   npmAccessLevel?: 'private' | 'public';
+  npmRegistryUrl?: string;
   dockerRegistryRepoMap: any;
   dockerBuildargEnvMap: any;
 }