diff --git a/src/Installer/VendorInstaller.php b/src/Installer/VendorInstaller.php
index cd12903f..c4e56c31 100644
--- a/src/Installer/VendorInstaller.php
+++ b/src/Installer/VendorInstaller.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 use MoodlePluginCI\Bridge\Moodle;
 use MoodlePluginCI\Bridge\MoodlePlugin;
 use MoodlePluginCI\Process\Execute;
+use Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
 
 /**
@@ -112,15 +113,16 @@ public function canInstallNvm(): bool
      */
     public function installNvm(): void
     {
-        $cmd     = 'curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash';
+        $nvmDir  = "{$this->moodle->directory}/.nvm";
+        (new Filesystem())->mkdir($nvmDir);
+        $cmd     = "curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | NVM_DIR={$nvmDir} bash";
         $process = $this->execute->passThroughProcess(
             Process::fromShellCommandline($cmd, $this->moodle->directory, null, null, null)
         );
         if (!$process->isSuccessful()) {
             throw new \RuntimeException('nvm installation failed.');
         }
-        $home = getenv('HOME');
-        putenv("NVM_DIR={$home}/.nvm");
+        putenv("NVM_DIR={$nvmDir}");
     }
 
     /**