diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 88cd471..5ac6cb7 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ nvm() {
       [ -d "$NVM_DIR/$VERSION" ] && echo "$VERSION is already installed." && return
 
       if [ "$VERSION" = "N/A" ]; then
-        echo "Version '$VERSION' not found - try \`nvm ls-remote\` to browse available versions."
+        echo "Version '$provided_version' not found - try \`nvm ls-remote\` to browse available versions."
         return 3
       fi
 
diff --git "a/test/fast/Running \"nvm install\" with an invalid version fails nicely" "b/test/fast/Running \"nvm install\" with an invalid version fails nicely"
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2f556e9
--- /dev/null
+++ "b/test/fast/Running \"nvm install\" with an invalid version fails nicely"	
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
+
+. ../../nvm.sh
+[ "$(nvm install invalid.invalid)" = "Version 'invalid.invalid' not found - try \`nvm ls-remote\` to browse available versions." ] || die "nvm installing an invalid version did not print a nice error message"
+