diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 40087b9..ed2747b 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
+{ # this ensures the entire script is downloaded #
+
 nvm_has() {
   type "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1
 }
@@ -241,3 +243,5 @@ nvm_reset() {
 }
 
 [ "_$NVM_ENV" = "_testing" ] || nvm_do_install
+
+} # this ensures the entire script is downloaded #
diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 9403a71..be1e688 100755
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 # Implemented by Tim Caswell <tim@creationix.com>
 # with much bash help from Matthew Ranney
 
+{ # this ensures the entire script is downloaded #
+
 NVM_SCRIPT_SOURCE="$_"
 
 nvm_has() {
@@ -1783,3 +1785,5 @@ elif [ -n "$VERSION" ]; then
 elif nvm_rc_version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   nvm use >/dev/null
 fi
+
+} # this ensures the entire script is downloaded #