diff --git a/npmrc b/npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73b78c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+prefix = ~/local
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index d039c0d..2c493e7 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
 fi
 
 # local node install
-NODE_PATH="$HOME/.nave/current"
+NODE_PATH="$HOME/local"
 if [ -d $NODE_PATH ] ; then
     PATH="$NODE_PATH/bin:$PATH"
     export NODE_PATH