diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 15d1ba8..1ba89c6 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -1396,8 +1396,7 @@ nvm_ls_remote_index_tab() {
   local LTS_ALIAS
   local LTS_VERSION
   command mkdir -p "$(nvm_alias_path)/lts"
-  nvm_echo "${VERSION_LIST}" \
-    | command awk '{
+  { command awk '{
         if ($10 ~ /^\-?$/) { next }
         if ($10 && !a[tolower($10)]++) {
           if (alias) { print alias, version }
@@ -1416,7 +1415,9 @@ nvm_ls_remote_index_tab() {
       LTS_ALIAS="${LTS_ALIAS_LINE%% *}"
       LTS_VERSION="${LTS_ALIAS_LINE#* }"
       nvm_make_alias "${LTS_ALIAS}" "${LTS_VERSION}" >/dev/null 2>&1
-    done
+    done; } << EOF
+$VERSION_LIST
+EOF
 
   VERSIONS="$({ command awk -v lts="${LTS-}" '{
         if (!$1) { next }