diff --git a/roles/upload-npm/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/upload-npm/tasks/main.yaml
index 85c3dee31..8fa53f2d4 100644
--- a/roles/upload-npm/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/upload-npm/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   shell:
     executable: /bin/bash
     cmd: |
+      export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+      [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm
       nvm install node
       nvm use node
       npm publish --ignore-scripts {{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/artifacts/{{ zuul.project.short_name }}-{{ project_ver }}.tar.gz