diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index a7ad18b..5170d27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@ jobs:
                   key: ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}
                   script: |
                       cd services/github-contributions
-                      chmod +x scripts/deploy.sh
                       ./scripts/deploy.sh
diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 45e9cf0..e280a20
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 processName="github-contributions"
 
-# exit when any command fails
+# Exit when any command fails
 set -e
 
 git reset --hard --quiet
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ git reset --hard --quiet
 echo "Pulling from origin"
 git pull --quiet
 
+# Ensure that npm can be found by GitHub actions
+# See: https://gist.github.com/danielwetan/4f4db933531db5dd1af2e69ec8d54d8a?permalink_comment_id=4057972
+echo "Setting up NVM"
+export NVM_DIR=~/.nvm
+source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
+
 export NODE_ENV=production
 
 echo "Installing dependencies"
@@ -21,7 +27,7 @@ echo "Building"
 npm run build
 
 echo "Killing old instance"
-# deletion is allowed to fail, since the process might not have been running previously
+# Deletion is allowed to fail, since the process might not have been running previously
 pm2 delete $processName --silent || true 
 
 echo "Starting new instance"