diff --git a/node/install.sh b/node/install.sh
index ecc20dd..b0f822a 100644
--- a/node/install.sh
+++ b/node/install.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ pkg_get_current_version() {
     #       v12.8.0
     # This trims it down to just the version number:
     #       12.8.0
-    echo "$(node --version 2> /dev/null | head -n 1 | cut -d' ' -f1 | sed 's:^v::')"
+    node --version 2> /dev/null |
+        head -n 1 |
+        cut -d' ' -f1 |
+        sed 's:^v::'
 }
 
 pkg_install() {