diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index fb05d92..65a9aaa 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ my_count=$(awk -F"${my_char}" '{print NF-1}' <<< "${NODEJS_VER}")
 # get the latest version if partial
 if [ $my_count -ne 2 ]; then
   if [ -n "$(type -p curl)" ]; then
-    NODEJS_VER=$(curl -fsL "$NODEJS_BASE_URL/dist/index.tab" | tail -n +2 | cut -f 1 | grep "^$NODEJS_VER." | head -n 1) \
+    NODEJS_VER=$(curl -fsL "$NODEJS_BASE_URL/dist/index.tab" | tail -n +2 | cut -f 1 | grep "^$NODEJS_VER\." | head -n 1) \
       || echo 'error automatically determining current node.js version'
   elif [ -n "$(type -p wget)" ]; then
-    NODEJS_VER=$(wget --quiet "$NODEJS_BASE_URL/dist/index.tab" -O - | tail -n +2 | cut -f 1 | grep "^$NODEJS_VER." | head -n 1) \
+    NODEJS_VER=$(wget --quiet "$NODEJS_BASE_URL/dist/index.tab" -O - | tail -n +2 | cut -f 1 | grep "^$NODEJS_VER\." | head -n 1) \
       || echo 'error automatically determining current node.js version'
   else
     echo "Found neither 'curl' nor 'wget'. Can't Continue."