diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index b1a2928..958b4dc 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -287,7 +287,10 @@ nvm_do_install() {
   local INSTALL_DIR
   INSTALL_DIR="$(nvm_install_dir)"
 
-  SOURCE_STR="\nexport NVM_DIR=\"$INSTALL_DIR\"\n[ -s \"\$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh\" ] && . \"\$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh\"  # This loads nvm\n"
+  SOURCE_STR="\nexport NVM_DIR=\"$INSTALL_DIR\""
+  SOURCE_STR="$SOURCE_STR\nnvm() {\n  echo Loading nvm for first use in this shell >/dev/stderr"
+  SOURCE_STR="$SOURCE_STR\n  [ -s \"\$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh\" ] && . \"\$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh\" # This loads nvm"
+  SOURCE_STR="$SOURCE_STR\n  nvm \"\$@\"\n}"
 
   if [ -z "${NVM_PROFILE-}" ] ; then
     echo "=> Profile not found. Tried ${NVM_PROFILE} (as defined in \$PROFILE), ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc, and ~/.profile."