diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 348ead5817b..2a3b6d732d0 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -322,7 +322,11 @@ load-nvmrc() {
   if [ -n "$nvmrc_path" ]; then
     local nvmrc_node_version=$(nvm version "$(cat "${nvmrc_path}")")
 
-    if [ "$nvmrc_node_version" != "N/A" ] && [ "$nvmrc_node_version" != "$node_version" ]; then
+    if [ "$nvmrc_node_version" != "N/A" ]; then
+      if [ "$nvmrc_node_version" != "$node_version" ]; then
+        nvm use
+      fi
+    else
       nvm install
     fi
   elif [ "$node_version" != "$(nvm version default)" ]; then