diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli/install.test.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli/install.test.ts
index b41a2d0f720..ae8a892a096 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli/install.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli/install.test.ts
@@ -326,4 +326,26 @@ describe("runDaemonInstall", () => {
 
     expect(installDaemonServiceAndEmitMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
+
+  it("reinstalls when the installed service still runs from nvm even if the installer runtime does not", async () => {
+    service.isLoaded.mockResolvedValue(true);
+    resolveAutoNodeExtraCaCertsMock.mockImplementation(({ execPath }) =>
+      typeof execPath === "string" && execPath.includes("/.nvm/")
+        ? "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"
+        : undefined,
+    );
+    service.readCommand.mockResolvedValue({
+      programArguments: ["/home/test/.nvm/versions/node/v22.18.0/bin/node", "dist/entry.js"],
+      environment: {},
+    } as never);
+
+    await runDaemonInstall({ json: true });
+
+    expect(installDaemonServiceAndEmitMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(resolveAutoNodeExtraCaCertsMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        execPath: "/home/test/.nvm/versions/node/v22.18.0/bin/node",
+      }),
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli/install.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli/install.ts
index ec92674f990..8478d859bbc 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli/install.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli/install.ts
@@ -135,17 +135,24 @@ async function gatewayServiceNeedsAutoNodeExtraCaCertsRefresh(params: {
   service: ReturnType<typeof resolveGatewayService>;
   env: Record<string, string | undefined>;
 }): Promise<boolean> {
-  const expectedNodeExtraCaCerts = resolveAutoNodeExtraCaCerts({
-    env: params.env,
-    execPath: process.execPath,
-  });
-  if (!expectedNodeExtraCaCerts) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
   try {
     const currentCommand = await params.service.readCommand(params.env);
+    const currentExecPath = currentCommand?.programArguments[0]?.trim();
+    if (!currentExecPath) {
+      return false;
+    }
     const currentNodeExtraCaCerts = currentCommand?.environment?.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS?.trim();
+    const expectedNodeExtraCaCerts = resolveAutoNodeExtraCaCerts({
+      env: {
+        ...params.env,
+        ...currentCommand.environment,
+        NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS: undefined,
+      },
+      execPath: currentExecPath,
+    });
+    if (!expectedNodeExtraCaCerts) {
+      return false;
+    }
     return currentNodeExtraCaCerts !== expectedNodeExtraCaCerts;
   } catch {
     return false;