diff --git a/workspace/Dockerfile b/workspace/Dockerfile
index 9e9baad4..303836c0 100644
--- a/workspace/Dockerfile
+++ b/workspace/Dockerfile
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@ RUN if [ ${INSTALL_NODE} = true ]; then \
     echo '[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm' >> ~/.bashrc \
 ;fi
 
+# Add NVM binaries to root's .bashrc
+USER root
+RUN if [ ${INSTALL_NODE} = true ]; then \
+    echo "" >> ~/.bashrc && \
+    echo 'export NVM_DIR="/home/laradock/.nvm"' >> ~/.bashrc && \
+    echo '[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm' >> ~/.bashrc \
+;fi
+
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