diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index e6d761c070..71a14c3ea5 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -123,9 +123,7 @@ sys.path.append(COMMON_ROOT / 'lib')
 
 # For Node.js
 
-system_node_path = os.environ.get("NODE_PATH", None)
-if system_node_path is None:
-    system_node_path = "/usr/local/lib/node_modules"
+system_node_path = os.environ.get("NODE_PATH", REPO_ROOT / 'node_modules')
 
 node_paths = [COMMON_ROOT / "static/js/vendor",
               COMMON_ROOT / "static/coffee/src",