diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-build.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-build.yml
index d7279f1606ca..92b23da53fc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-build.yml
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ jobs:
           # Spread the work across 2 processes. Why 2? Because that's what you
           # get in the default GitHub hosting Linux runners.
           # See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners#supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
-          npm run build --locale     en-us --locale     ja --locale     fr &
+          npm run build -- --locale     en-us --locale     ja --locale     fr &
           build1=$!
-          npm run build --not-locale en-us --not-locale ja --not-locale fr &
+          npm run build -- --not-locale en-us --not-locale ja --not-locale fr &
           build2=$!
 
           # You must explicitly specify the job you're waiting-on to ensure
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prod-build.yml b/.github/workflows/prod-build.yml
index 3d29d2db5298..09a0a35e6ed9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prod-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prod-build.yml
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ jobs:
           # Spread the work across 2 processes. Why 2? Because that's
           # what you get in the default GitHub-hosted Linux runners.
           # See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners#supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
-          npm run build --locale     en-us --locale     ja --locale     fr &
+          npm run build -- --locale     en-us --locale     ja --locale     fr &
           build1=$!
-          npm run build --not-locale en-us --not-locale ja --not-locale fr &
+          npm run build -- --not-locale en-us --not-locale ja --not-locale fr &
           build2=$!
 
           # You must explicitly specify the job you're waiting-on to ensure
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stage-build.yml b/.github/workflows/stage-build.yml
index db8eac4d2db4..8ed569173672 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stage-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stage-build.yml
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ jobs:
           # Spread the work across 2 processes. Why 2? Because that's what you
           # get in the default GitHub hosting Linux runners.
           # See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners#supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
-          npm run build --locale     en-us --locale     ja --locale     fr &
+          npm run build -- --locale     en-us --locale     ja --locale     fr &
           build1=$!
-          npm run build --not-locale en-us --not-locale ja --not-locale fr &
+          npm run build -- --not-locale en-us --not-locale ja --not-locale fr &
           build2=$!
 
           # You must explicitly specify the job you're waiting-on to ensure
diff --git a/testing/README.md b/testing/README.md
index 98688254cc79..be40f17fcf0e 100644
--- a/testing/README.md
+++ b/testing/README.md
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ The last command is just an alias for `jest` so you can run, for example:
 
 ```sh
 # See jest help
-npm run test:testing --help
+npm run test:testing -- --help
 # Interactive re-run every time a file is saved and exit on the first error
-npm run test:testing --watch --bail
+npm run test:testing -- --watch --bail
 # Alias for searching by test file name. I.e. only run `index.test.js`
 npm run test:testing index
 ```
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ some quick tips to get you started.
 
 ```sh
 # Just run the test by a test description string
-npm run test:headless -g 'show your settings page'
+npm run test:headless -- -g 'show your settings page'
 # Make it NOT headless by making a browser pop up for each test
-npm run test:headless --headed
+npm run test:headless -- --headed
 # Exclusively run the tests in headless.sitesearch.spec.js only
 playwright test headless.sitesearch
 ```
diff --git a/testing/scripts/functional-test.sh b/testing/scripts/functional-test.sh
index 9c62bcb34d2a..1054a69ad975 100755
--- a/testing/scripts/functional-test.sh
+++ b/testing/scripts/functional-test.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ export ENV_FILE=testing/.env
 npm run build:prepare
 npm run build
 
-npm run test:testing $@
+npm run test:testing -- $@
diff --git a/tool/cli.js b/tool/cli.js
index 7d1150663cb4..38f32763e1ae 100644
--- a/tool/cli.js
+++ b/tool/cli.js
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ program
           )
         );
         logger.info(
-          `Reset ${outfile} by running: npm run tool popularities --refresh`
+          `Reset ${outfile} by running: npm run tool popularities -- --refresh`
         );
         return;
       }