diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d3491ce..6d3ef3f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ env:
   - SHELL=bash TEST_SUITE=slow
   - SHELL=zsh TEST_SUITE=slow
   - SHELL=ksh TEST_SUITE=slow
+  - SHELL=sh TEST_SUITE=sourcing
+  - SHELL=dash TEST_SUITE=sourcing
+  - SHELL=bash TEST_SUITE=sourcing
+  - SHELL=zsh TEST_SUITE=sourcing
+  - SHELL=ksh TEST_SUITE=sourcing
   - SHELL=sh TEST_SUITE=installation
   - SHELL=sh TEST_SUITE=installation WITHOUT_CURL=1
   - SHELL=dash TEST_SUITE=installation
@@ -29,3 +34,4 @@ env:
   - SHELL=zsh TEST_SUITE=installation WITHOUT_CURL=1
   - SHELL=ksh TEST_SUITE=installation
   - SHELL=ksh TEST_SUITE=installation WITHOUT_CURL=1
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1d282f..8b8ef5c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "test": "urchin test",
     "test/fast": "urchin -f test/fast",
     "test/slow": "urchin -f test/slow",
-    "test/installation": "urchin -f test/installation"
+    "test/installation": "urchin -f test/installation",
+    "test/sourcing": "urchin -f test/sourcing"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/test/installation/sourcing/setup_dir b/test/installation/sourcing/setup_dir
deleted file mode 100755
index 7509942..0000000
--- a/test/installation/sourcing/setup_dir
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-mkdir -p ../../../alias
-
-. ../../../nvm.sh
-nvm install 0.10.1
-nvm unload || echo >&2 'nvm unload failed'
-
diff --git a/test/installation/sourcing/teardown_dir b/test/installation/sourcing/teardown_dir
deleted file mode 100755
index 614e020..0000000
--- a/test/installation/sourcing/teardown_dir
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-rm -rf ../../../alias
-rm -rf ../../../v0.10.1
-
diff --git a/test/installation/sourcing/Sourcing nvm.sh should use the default if available b/test/sourcing/Sourcing nvm.sh should use the default if available
similarity index 76%
rename from test/installation/sourcing/Sourcing nvm.sh should use the default if available
rename to test/sourcing/Sourcing nvm.sh should use the default if available
index beb5db9..57cb839 100755
--- a/test/installation/sourcing/Sourcing nvm.sh should use the default if available	
+++ b/test/sourcing/Sourcing nvm.sh should use the default if available	
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
 
-echo '0.10.1' > ../../../alias/default || die 'creation of default alias failed'
+echo '0.10.1' > ../../alias/default || die 'creation of default alias failed'
 
-. ../../../nvm.sh || die 'sourcing returned nonzero exit code'
+. ../../nvm.sh || die 'sourcing returned nonzero exit code'
 
 NVM_LS_CURRENT="$(nvm ls current | \grep -o v0.10.1)"
 [ "_$NVM_LS_CURRENT" = '_v0.10.1' ] || die "'nvm ls current' did not return '-> v0.10.1', got '$NVM_LS_CURRENT'"
diff --git a/test/sourcing/setup b/test/sourcing/setup
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4d5a97b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sourcing/setup
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+mkdir -p ../../alias
+rm -f ../../.nvmrc
+rm -rf ../../v0.10.7
+rm -rf ../../v0.9.7
+rm -rf ../../v0.9.12
+
+. ../../nvm.sh
+nvm install 0.10.1 || echo >&2 'nvm install 0.10.1 failed'
+nvm unload || echo >&2 'nvm unload failed'
+
diff --git a/test/sourcing/teardown b/test/sourcing/teardown
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6a31472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sourcing/teardown
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+rm -rf ../../alias
+rm -rf ../../v0.10.1
+rm -rf ../../v0.10.2
+rm -f ../../.nvmrc
+