diff --git a/zsh/bin/update b/zsh/bin/update
index b0c3cf9..38113a7 100755
--- a/zsh/bin/update
+++ b/zsh/bin/update
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ update-npm() {
         return
     fi
 
+    if [ ! -d ~/.npmbin ]; then
+        return
+    fi
+
     start_npm_update=`date +%s`
     echo "\033[32;1m=== Updating node packages ===\033[0m"