diff --git a/src/prettier/install.sh b/src/prettier/install.sh
index 5e83ad280..134c03401 100755
--- a/src/prettier/install.sh
+++ b/src/prettier/install.sh
@@ -21,21 +21,30 @@ $nanolayer_location \
 
 PRETTIER_PLUGINS=${PLUGINS:-""}
 
+setup_npm() {
+    export NVM_DIR=/usr/local/share/nvm
+    [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+}
+
+install_prettier_plugin() {
+    echo "Installing prettier plugin - $1"
+    if ! npm list $1 >/dev/null; then
+        npm install --save-dev prettier $1
+    fi
+}
+
 # Prettier plugins are expected to be installed locally, not globally
 # In particular, VSCode + extensions tend to have issues with this
 if [ -n "${PRETTIER_PLUGINS}" ]; then
+    if ! type npm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        setup_npm
+    fi
+
     OIFS=$IFS
     IFS=','
-
     for plugin in $PRETTIER_PLUGINS; do
-        echo "Installing ${plugin}"
-        echo "DEBUG: whoami - $(whoami)"
-        echo "DEBUG: npm - $(ls /usr/local/share/nvm)"
-        if ! npm list ${plugin} > /dev/null; then
-            npm install --save-dev prettier ${plugin}
-        fi
+        install_prettier_plugin $plugin
     done
-
     IFS=$OIFS
 fi