diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index fb87879..70f90da 100755
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
       if [ -z $VERSION ]; then
         VERSION=`nvm_version $2`
       fi
-      if [ ! -d $NVM_DIR/$VERSION ]; then
+      if [ ! -d "$NVM_DIR/$VERSION" ]; then
         echo "$VERSION version is not installed yet"
         return 1
       fi