diff --git a/scripts/travis_test_embark.sh b/scripts/travis_test_embark.sh
index 1e9d504c9..eeba9f108 100755
--- a/scripts/travis_test_embark.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis_test_embark.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ cd test_embark
 
 curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash
 source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
-nvm install --lts
-nvm use --lts
+nvm install 10.17.0
+nvm use 10.17.0
 npm --version
 
 npm install -g embark
diff --git a/scripts/travis_test_etherlime.sh b/scripts/travis_test_etherlime.sh
index 226dbba66..d0b5b43cc 100755
--- a/scripts/travis_test_etherlime.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis_test_etherlime.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ cd test_etherlime
 
 curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash
 source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
-nvm install --lts
-nvm use --lts
+nvm install 10.17.0
+nvm use 10.17.0
 
 npm i -g etherlime
 etherlime init