diff --git a/tasks/nvm.yml b/tasks/nvm.yml
index afa2cc9..d99859a 100644
--- a/tasks/nvm.yml
+++ b/tasks/nvm.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 - name: remove manually installed nvm install directory
   file:
-    path: 'install_dir'
+    path: '{{ install_dir }}'
     state: absent
 
 - name: remove nvm entry from bashrc