diff --git a/e2e/run_test b/e2e/run_test
index 196a122082..9a930311d9 100755
--- a/e2e/run_test
+++ b/e2e/run_test
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ setup_env() {
 	export RTX_DEFAULT_TOOL_VERSIONS_FILENAME=.e2e-tool-versions
 	export RTX_DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILENAME=.e2e.rtx.toml
 	export RTX_CONFIG_FILE="$ROOT/e2e/.config/rtx/config.toml"
+	export RTX_ALWAYS_KEEP_DOWNLOAD="1"
 	export RTX_TRUSTED_CONFIG_PATHS="$ROOT/e2e"
 	export RTX_YES="1"
 	export NPM_CONFIG_FUND="false"
diff --git a/e2e/test_nodejs b/e2e/test_nodejs
index e861976aaa..6f5bc00c25 100755
--- a/e2e/test_nodejs
+++ b/e2e/test_nodejs
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -x
 set -euo pipefail
 # shellcheck source-path=SCRIPTDIR
 source "$(dirname "$0")/assert.sh"
 
 export RTX_EXPERIMENTAL=1
-export RTX_NODE_BUILD=1
+export RTX_NODE_COREPACK=1
 export RTX_NODE_DEFAULT_PACKAGES_FILE="$ROOT/e2e/.default-npm-packages"
 
 rtx plugin uninstall node
 rtx i node node@lts/hydrogen
 assert_contains "rtx x node@lts/hydrogen -- node --version" "v18."
 assert "rtx x -- node --version" "v20.0.0"
-assert_contains "rtx node node-build --version" "node-build "
+assert_contains "rtx x -- which yarn" "yarn"
 
 # test asdf-nodejs
 rtx plugin i nodejs https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs.git
 rtx use nodejs@20.1.0
 rtx ls
 assert "rtx x -- node --version" "v20.1.0"
+assert_contains "rtx ls-remote nodejs" "20.1.0"
 assert_contains "rtx node nodebuild --version" "node-build "
 rtx use --rm node
 
@@ -25,19 +27,7 @@ rtx use --rm node
 RTX_LEGACY_VERSION_FILE=1 assert_contains "rtx current node" "20.0.0"
 RTX_LEGACY_VERSION_FILE=0 assert_not_contains "rtx current node" "20.0.0"
 rtx plugin uninstall nodejs
+assert_not_contains "rtx plugins --user" "node"
 
 # disable nodejs plugin
 RTX_DISABLE_TOOLS=node assert_not_contains "rtx plugins --core" "node"
-
-export RTX_NODE_BUILD=0
-rtx uninstall -a node
-rtx i node
-assert "rtx x -- node --version" "v20.0.0"
-# rtx uninstall node
-# RTX_NODE_COMPILE=1 rtx i node
-# assert "rtx x -- node --version" "v20.0.0"
-
-export RTX_NODE_COREPACK=1
-rtx uninstall node
-rtx i node
-assert_contains "rtx x node -- which yarn" "yarn"
diff --git a/src/toolset/mod.rs b/src/toolset/mod.rs
index c90c5566a2..24ac224d8e 100644
--- a/src/toolset/mod.rs
+++ b/src/toolset/mod.rs
@@ -93,11 +93,13 @@ impl Toolset {
     pub fn install_arg_versions(&mut self, config: &Config, opts: &InstallOptions) -> Result<()> {
         let mpr = MultiProgressReport::new();
         let versions = self
-            .list_missing_versions(config)
+            .list_current_versions()
             .into_iter()
+            .filter(|(p, tv)| opts.force || p.is_version_installed(tv))
+            .map(|(_, tv)| tv)
             .filter(|tv| matches!(self.versions[&tv.plugin_name].source, ToolSource::Argument))
-            .cloned()
             .collect_vec();
+        debug!("install_arg_versions: {}", versions.iter().join(", "));
         self.install_versions(config, versions, &mpr, opts)
     }