diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 38034515d4..c401afdeb1 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ async function linkAllPkgs (
     depNodes.map(async (depNode) => {
       const filesResponse = await depNode.fetchingFiles
 
-      // if (depNode.independent) return
+      if (depNode.independent) return
       return storeController.importPackage(depNode.centralLocation, depNode.peripheralLocation, {
         filesResponse,
         force: opts.force,