diff --git a/test/slow/nvm uninstall/Running 'nvm uninstall' with incorrect file permissions fails nicely b/test/slow/nvm uninstall/Running 'nvm uninstall' with incorrect file permissions fails nicely
index 815b2d6..97a1dcd 100755
--- a/test/slow/nvm uninstall/Running 'nvm uninstall' with incorrect file permissions fails nicely	
+++ b/test/slow/nvm uninstall/Running 'nvm uninstall' with incorrect file permissions fails nicely	
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ nvm ls | grep "$NVM_TEST_VERSION" || die "Failed to install node"
 
 # Install global module as root
 npm_path=$(which npm)
+nvm_err "${PATH}"
+PATH="${PATH}" sudo -n echo "${PATH}" || die 'sudo echo failed'
 PATH="${PATH}" sudo -n "$npm_path" install jspm@'<2' -g || die 'either sudo failed, or `npm install jspm -g` failed`'
 
 # Switch to another version so we can uninstall