diff --git a/tests/base/node10/verify b/tests/base/node10/verify
index cb100f1ca..dad9db549 100755
--- a/tests/base/node10/verify
+++ b/tests/base/node10/verify
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 set -e
+# check node from conda-forge
 which node
 node --version
-node --version | grep v10
+node --version | grep v11
+# check node system package
+/usr/bin/node --version
+/usr/bin/node --version | grep v10
 
 which npm
 npm --version