diff --git a/test/slow/nvm uninstall/Running 'nvm uninstall' with incorrect file permissions fails nicely b/test/slow/nvm uninstall/Running 'nvm uninstall' with incorrect file permissions fails nicely
index ad6a4b6bf0..815b2d62da 100755
--- a/test/slow/nvm uninstall/Running 'nvm uninstall' with incorrect file permissions fails nicely	
+++ b/test/slow/nvm uninstall/Running 'nvm uninstall' with incorrect file permissions fails nicely	
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ nvm ls | grep "$NVM_TEST_VERSION" || die "Failed to install node"
 
 # Install global module as root
 npm_path=$(which npm)
-sudo -n "$npm_path" install jspm@'<2' -g || die 'either sudo failed, or `npm install jspm -g` failed`'
+PATH="${PATH}" sudo -n "$npm_path" install jspm@'<2' -g || die 'either sudo failed, or `npm install jspm -g` failed`'
 
 # Switch to another version so we can uninstall
 nvm use 0.12.7