diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 70b4966..7d78633 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -428,14 +428,10 @@ nvm() {
         nvm use $VERSION
         if ! nvm_has "npm" ; then
           echo "Installing npm..."
-          if [[ $VERSION == v0.1.* ]]; then
+          if [[ $VERSION == v0.1.* || $VERSION == v0.2.[0-2] ]]; then
             echo "npm requires node v0.2.3 or higher" >&2
           elif [[ $VERSION == v0.2.* ]]; then
-            if [[ $VERSION == v0.2.[0-2] ]]; then
-              echo "npm requires node v0.2.3 or higher" >&2
-            else
-              nvm_download https://npmjs.org/install.sh -o - | clean=yes npm_install=0.2.19 sh
-            fi
+            nvm_download https://npmjs.org/install.sh -o - | clean=yes npm_install=0.2.19 sh
           else
             nvm_download https://npmjs.org/install.sh -o - | clean=yes sh
           fi