diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index b85ba79..0f9d2c2 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -88,8 +88,10 @@ chown -R $app:www-data "$final_path"
 ynh_script_progression --message="Upgrading dependencies..." --weight=1
 
 if [ $nodejs_version != $(ynh_app_setting_get --app=$app --key=nodejs_version) ]; then
+    # ynh_remove_nodejs will override the target nodejs_version
+    new_nodejs_version=$nodejs_version
 	ynh_remove_nodejs
-	ynh_install_nodejs --nodejs_version=$nodejs_version
+	ynh_install_nodejs --nodejs_version=$new_nodejs_version
 fi
 
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