diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-nodejs b/src/freedombone-utils-nodejs
index c5d94db2..626fe229 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-nodejs
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-nodejs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ if [[ "\$node_version" != "v${NODEJS_VERSION}" ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 npm_version=\$(npm -v)
-if [[ "\$npm_version" != "v${NPM_VERSION}" ]]; then
+if [[ "\$npm_version" != "${NPM_VERSION}" ]]; then
     echo $"npm version expected to be ${NPM_VERSION} but found \$npm_version"
     exit 2
 fi