diff --git a/build/start-container b/build/start-container
index 9ba4e75..35a0cb0 100644
--- a/build/start-container
+++ b/build/start-container
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # exit when any command fails
 set -e
 
+# init nvm
+\. $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh
+
 if [ ! -f /var/www/html/artisan ]; then
     echo "No existing Laravel project found"
     composer create-project laravel/laravel /var/www/html "$LARAVEL_VERSION"