diff --git a/build_ohana.sh b/build_ohana.sh
index 04ef2298e3b5dbf6451f7e735558febbad987b47..18ff10a1843bba674a951e25d123150637612364 100755
--- a/build_ohana.sh
+++ b/build_ohana.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ cd ohana
 
 echo "**************************************************************************************"
 echo "Installing correct npm version ..."
+rm .nvmrc
+echo 'v18.18.0' > .nvmrc
 file=".nvmrc"
 version=$(cat "$file")
 export NVM_DIR=$HOME/.nvm;