diff --git a/configure_user.sh b/configure_user.sh
index 9cdbe3b..aba9f41 100755
--- a/configure_user.sh
+++ b/configure_user.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ configure_nvm() {
         nvm install lts/iron
         nvm alias default lts/iron
         nvm install-latest-npm
-        echo "registry=https://registry.npmmirror.com" > ~/.npmrc
+        if [ $abroad -ne 1 ]; then
+            echo "registry=https://registry.npmmirror.com" > ~/.npmrc
+        fi
     fi
 }