diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 7f11cdd..f66bbe3 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ nvm_grep() {
 }
 
 nvm_has() {
-  type "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1
+  which "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 nvm_is_alias() {