diff --git a/conf.d/node.fish b/conf.d/node.fish
index 28582f1..2b53ea7 100644
--- a/conf.d/node.fish
+++ b/conf.d/node.fish
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-set -gx NPM_PACKAGES $HOME/.local/node
-fish_add_path $HOME/.local/npm-packages/bin
-fish_add_path $HOME/.local/node/bin
-set -gx MANPATH $HOME/.local/node/share/man:(manpath -q)
+if test -d $HOME/.local/node
+    set -gx NPM_PACKAGES $HOME/.local/node
+    fish_add_path $HOME/.local/npm-packages/bin
+    fish_add_path $HOME/.local/node/bin
+    set -gx MANPATH $HOME/.local/node/share/man:(manpath -q)
+end