4 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/activate.js b/scripts/activate.js
index 990ded0e4..3fc52a24f 100755
--- a/scripts/activate.js
+++ b/scripts/activate.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/node
 var fs = require("fs"),
-  version = process.env["npm.package.version"],
+  version = process.env.npm_package_version,
   bin = "/usr/local/bin/npm",
   versionedBin = "/usr/local/bin/npm-"+version;
 
diff --git a/scripts/deactivate.js b/scripts/deactivate.js
index e59caf740..2b8d62dea 100755
--- a/scripts/deactivate.js
+++ b/scripts/deactivate.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/node
 
 var fs = require("fs"),
-  version = process.env["npm.package.version"],
+  version = process.env.npm_package_version,
   bin = "/usr/local/bin/npm";
 
 fs.lstat(bin, function (er, st) {
diff --git a/scripts/install.js b/scripts/install.js
index 603f73d69..b160d4d5c 100755
--- a/scripts/install.js
+++ b/scripts/install.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/node
 
 var fs = require("fs"),
-  version = process.env["npm.package.version"],
+  version = process.env.npm_package_version,
   bin = "/usr/local/bin/npm-"+version,
   clijs = require("path").join(process.cwd(), "cli.js"),
   sys = require("sys");
diff --git a/scripts/uninstall.js b/scripts/uninstall.js
index eeb53c9ab..16ac33242 100755
--- a/scripts/uninstall.js
+++ b/scripts/uninstall.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/node
 
 var fs = require("fs"),
-  version = process.env["npm.package.version"],
+  version = process.env.npm_package_version,
   versionedBin = "/usr/local/bin/npm-"+version;
 
 fs.lstat(versionedBin, function (er, st) {