diff --git a/plugins/available/nvm.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/nvm.plugin.bash
index 0e6da5d8..4dc4c6d6 100644
--- a/plugins/available/nvm.plugin.bash
+++ b/plugins/available/nvm.plugin.bash
@@ -9,10 +9,18 @@ cite about-plugin
 about-plugin 'node version manager configuration'
 
 export NVM_DIR="${NVM_DIR:-$HOME/.nvm}"
-# This loads nvm
-if _bash_it_homebrew_check && [[ -s "${BASH_IT_HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/nvm.sh" ]]
+
+# first check if NVM is managed by brew
+NVM_BREW_PREFIX=""
+if _bash_it_homebrew_check
 then
-  source "${BASH_IT_HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/nvm.sh"
+  NVM_BREW_PREFIX=$(brew --prefix nvm 2>/dev/null)
+fi
+
+# This loads nvm
+if [[ -n "$NVM_BREW_PREFIX" && -s "${NVM_BREW_PREFIX}/nvm.sh" ]]
+then
+  source "${NVM_BREW_PREFIX}/nvm.sh"
 else
   [[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ]] && source "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
 fi