diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 7a1d9b1db..ba16e4ee1 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -126,11 +126,13 @@ npm_translate_lock(
     },
     npmrc = "//:.npmrc",
     patch_args = {
-        "@gregmagolan/test-a": ["-p1"],
+        "*": ["-p1"],
+        "@gregmagolan/test-a": ["-p4"],
     },
     patches = {
         "@gregmagolan/test-a": ["//examples/npm_deps:patches/test-a.patch"],
         "@gregmagolan/test-a@0.0.1": ["//examples/npm_deps:patches/test-a@0.0.1.patch"],
+        "@gregmagolan/test-b": ["//examples/npm_deps:patches/test-b.patch"],
     },
     pnpm_lock = "//:pnpm-lock.yaml",
     pnpm_version = "7.17.1",
diff --git a/examples/npm_deps/patches/test-a.patch b/examples/npm_deps/patches/test-a.patch
index cffca44d0..30a4ebef7 100644
--- a/examples/npm_deps/patches/test-a.patch
+++ b/examples/npm_deps/patches/test-a.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---- a/main.js
-+++ b/main.js
+--- a/node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-a/main.js
++++ b/node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-a/main.js
 @@ -1 +1,2 @@
  module.exports = 'test-a-0.0.1';
 +console.log("Hello world!")
diff --git a/examples/npm_deps/patches/test-a@0.0.1.patch b/examples/npm_deps/patches/test-a@0.0.1.patch
index 35b9af979..4452db44d 100644
--- a/examples/npm_deps/patches/test-a@0.0.1.patch
+++ b/examples/npm_deps/patches/test-a@0.0.1.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---- a/main.js
-+++ b/main.js
+--- a/node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-a/main.js
++++ b/node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-a/main.js
 @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
  module.exports = 'test-a-0.0.1';
  console.log("Hello world!")
diff --git a/examples/npm_deps/patches/test-b.patch b/examples/npm_deps/patches/test-b.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbdab56c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/npm_deps/patches/test-b.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--- a/main.js
++++ b/main.js
+@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+ module.exports = 'test-b-0.0.1';
++console.log("Hello world!")
diff --git a/npm/private/npm_translate_lock_generate.bzl b/npm/private/npm_translate_lock_generate.bzl
index 9b5086ebf..5fc8739e1 100644
--- a/npm/private/npm_translate_lock_generate.bzl
+++ b/npm/private/npm_translate_lock_generate.bzl
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def _gen_npm_imports(importers, packages, root_package, attr, registries, defaul
 
         # gather patches & patch args
         patches = _gather_values_from_matching_names(True, attr.patches, name, friendly_name, unfriendly_name)
-        patch_args = _gather_values_from_matching_names(False, attr.patch_args, name, friendly_name, unfriendly_name)
+        patch_args = _gather_values_from_matching_names(False, attr.patch_args, "*", name, friendly_name, unfriendly_name)
 
         # gather custom postinstalls
         custom_postinstalls = _gather_values_from_matching_names(True, attr.custom_postinstalls, name, friendly_name, unfriendly_name)
diff --git a/npm/private/test/repositories_checked.bzl b/npm/private/test/repositories_checked.bzl
index d74416c8b..a4fcfff29 100644
--- a/npm/private/test/repositories_checked.bzl
+++ b/npm/private/test/repositories_checked.bzl
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ def npm_repositories():
             "@gregmagolan/test-a": ["0.0.1"],
         },
         patches = ["//examples/npm_deps:patches/test-a.patch", "//examples/npm_deps:patches/test-a@0.0.1.patch"],
-        patch_args = ["-p1"],
+        patch_args = ["-p4"],
     )
 
     npm_import(
@@ -1239,6 +1239,8 @@ def npm_repositories():
             "@gregmagolan/test-b": ["0.0.2"],
             "@gregmagolan/test-a": ["0.0.1"],
         },
+        patches = ["//examples/npm_deps:patches/test-b.patch"],
+        patch_args = ["-p1"],
     )
 
     npm_import(