diff --git a/.devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer.json
index 5d24c42a..7be3e081 100644
--- a/.devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer.json
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
         "onAutoForward": "silent"
       }
   },
-  "postStartCommand": "/bin/bash ./make_ports_public.sh 5173 1317 26657"
+  "postStartCommand": "bash -i -c 'nvm install 18.20 && nvm alias default 18.20' && /bin/bash ./make_ports_public.sh 5173 1317 26657"
 }