diff --git a/plugins/available/nvm.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/nvm.plugin.bash
index 3959c236..f4ccfdc7 100644
--- a/plugins/available/nvm.plugin.bash
+++ b/plugins/available/nvm.plugin.bash
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 cite about-plugin
 about-plugin 'node version manager configuration'
 
-export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+[ -v $NVM_DIR ] && NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
 # This loads nvm
 if command -v brew &>/dev/null && [ -s $(brew --prefix nvm)/nvm.sh ]
 then