diff --git a/bash/.bashrc b/bash/.bashrc
index 5b2f27f..7add4b1 100644
--- a/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/bash/.bashrc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ alias edit="$(which emacsclient) "
 
 if [ -d "$HOME/.nvm" ];
 then
+export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
 [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
 [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # This loads nvm bash_completion
 fi