diff --git a/tests/base/node10/verify b/tests/base/node10/verify
index dad9db54..46d87759 100755
--- a/tests/base/node10/verify
+++ b/tests/base/node10/verify
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-set -e
-# check node from conda-forge
+set -ex
+
+# check node system package and its version
 which node
 node --version
-node --version | grep v11
-# check node system package
-/usr/bin/node --version
-/usr/bin/node --version | grep v10
+node --version | grep v10
 
 which npm
 npm --version