diff --git a/e2e/core/test_node_slow b/e2e/core/test_node_slow
index 2719ec95e0..41537c2e79 100644
--- a/e2e/core/test_node_slow
+++ b/e2e/core/test_node_slow
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ mise settings set idiomatic_version_file_enable_tools node
 
 mise i node@lts/hydrogen
 mise i -f node
+hydrogen_path="$(mise where node@lts/hydrogen)"
+assert "mise x node@$corepack_version -- $hydrogen_path/bin/npm config get prefix" "$hydrogen_path"
 assert_contains "mise x node@lts/hydrogen -- node --version" "v18."
 assert "mise x -- node --version" "v$corepack_version"
 assert_contains "mise x -- which yarn" "yarn"
diff --git a/src/plugins/core/assets/node_npm_shim b/src/plugins/core/assets/node_npm_shim
index 02cd4dc1e0..be87b1b21d 100755
--- a/src/plugins/core/assets/node_npm_shim
+++ b/src/plugins/core/assets/node_npm_shim
@@ -69,12 +69,13 @@ should_reshim() {
 
 wrap_npm_if_reshim_is_needed() {
   local npm_cli="$plugin_dir/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js"
+  local node_bin="$plugin_dir/bin/node"
   if should_reshim "$@"; then
-    node "$npm_cli" "$@"
+    "$node_bin" "$npm_cli" "$@"
     printf "Reshimming mise %s...\n" "$plugin_name" >&2
     mise reshim
   else
-    exec node "$npm_cli" "$@"
+    exec "$node_bin" "$npm_cli" "$@"
   fi
 }