diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index bae552b..215db51 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if [ ! `which curl` ]; then
         curl() {
             ARGS="$* "
             ARGS=${ARGS/-s /-q }
-            ARGS=${ARGS/-\# /}
+            ARGS=${ARGS/--progress-bar /}
             ARGS=${ARGS/-C - /-c }
             ARGS=${ARGS/-o /-O }
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ nvm()
       if (
         mkdir -p "$NVM_DIR/src" && \
         cd "$NVM_DIR/src" && \
-        curl -C - -# "http://nodejs.org/dist/node-$VERSION.tar.gz" -o "node-$VERSION.tar.gz" && \
+        curl -C - --progress-bar "http://nodejs.org/dist/node-$VERSION.tar.gz" -o "node-$VERSION.tar.gz" && \
         tar -xzf "node-$VERSION.tar.gz" && \
         cd "node-$VERSION" && \
         ./configure --prefix="$NVM_DIR/$VERSION" && \