diff --git a/tools/gce/linux_performance_worker_init.sh b/tools/gce/linux_performance_worker_init.sh
index 25ac3bcedea29789148f7497e5f098546315bb84..df29581e69a3abea9f13d9b4e4931c56c53692b3 100755
--- a/tools/gce/linux_performance_worker_init.sh
+++ b/tools/gce/linux_performance_worker_init.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ sudo pip install tox
 touch .profile
 curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.25.4/install.sh | bash
 nvm install 0.12 && npm config set cache /tmp/npm-cache
+nvm install 4 && npm config set cache /tmp/npm-cache
+nvm install 5 && npm config set cache /tmp/npm-cache
+nvm alias default 4
 
 # C# dependencies (http://www.mono-project.com/docs/getting-started/install/linux/#debian-ubuntu-and-derivatives)
 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_node.sh b/tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_node.sh
index 46b6ff0177412c4559f8c31cd22386937dc6cbde..9a53a311f40b60f9aac90b48363c5bb4048dedeb 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_node.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_node.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
-nvm use 0.12
+nvm use 4
 
 set -ex