diff --git a/.evergreen/.setup_env b/.evergreen/.setup_env
index 89a193e28..876e28193 100755
--- a/.evergreen/.setup_env
+++ b/.evergreen/.setup_env
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 set -e
+export NODE_JS_VERSION='12.18.4'
 export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
 echo "Setting NVM environment home: $NVM_DIR"
 [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"