diff --git a/dev/+js/env.zsh b/dev/+js/env.zsh
index eba0f19e..8347318c 100644
--- a/dev/+js/env.zsh
+++ b/dev/+js/env.zsh
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-path=(./node_modules/.bin $path)
 
 export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
-[[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ]] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+
+# [[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ]] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+
+# Sourcing nvm.sh adds a noticable slow-down on startup, so we scan for
+# the current version's path ourselves.
+# NOTE This assumes you use the `node` nvm alias, e.g. `nvm install node`
+npmpaths=( $HOME/.nvm/versions/node/*/bin(On) )
+path=("${npmpaths[1]}" $path)
+
+# Local binaries take priority
+path=(./node_modules/.bin $path)