diff --git a/test/install_script/nvm_detect_profile b/test/install_script/nvm_detect_profile
index 7a8f421e8d8..e9d310defc5 100755
--- a/test/install_script/nvm_detect_profile
+++ b/test/install_script/nvm_detect_profile
@@ -102,18 +102,18 @@ if [ "$NVM_DETECT_PROFILE" != "$HOME/.bash_profile" ]; then
   die "nvm_detect_profile should have selected .bash_profile"
 fi
 
-# Otherwise, it should favor .zshrc if file exists
+# Otherwise, it should favor .zprofile if file exists
 rm ".bash_profile"
 NVM_DETECT_PROFILE="$(unset SHELL; nvm_detect_profile)"
-if [ "$NVM_DETECT_PROFILE" != "$HOME/.zshrc" ]; then
-  die "nvm_detect_profile should have selected .zshrc"
+if [ "$NVM_DETECT_PROFILE" != "$HOME/.zprofile" ]; then
+  die "nvm_detect_profile should have selected .zprofile"
 fi
 
-# Otherwise, it should favor .zprofile if file exists
-rm ".zshrc"
+# Otherwise, it should favor .zshrc if file exists
+rm ".zprofile"
 NVM_DETECT_PROFILE="$(unset SHELL; nvm_detect_profile)"
-if [ "$NVM_DETECT_PROFILE" != "$HOME/.zprofile" ]; then
-  die "nvm_detect_profile should have selected .zprofile"
+if [ "$NVM_DETECT_PROFILE" != "$HOME/.zshrc" ]; then
+  die "nvm_detect_profile should have selected .zshrc"
 fi
 
 # It should be empty if none is found