diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 50fbd3a..2a2baa1 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -267,16 +267,54 @@ nvm_detect_profile() {
   local DETECTED_PROFILE
   DETECTED_PROFILE=''
 
-  if [ -n "${BASH_VERSION-}" ]; then
-    if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
-      DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.bashrc"
-    elif [ -f "$HOME/.bash_profile" ]; then
-      DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.bash_profile"
-    fi
-  elif [ -n "${ZSH_VERSION-}" ]; then
-    DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.zshrc"
+  # Detect the user's login shell
+  local USER_SHELL
+  local USER_SHELL_NAME
+  USER_SHELL=''
+
+  # If we're not testing, try to get shell from passwd
+  # Otherwise, try the SHELL variable
+  if [ "$NVM_TESTING" != 'yes' ]; then
+    USER_SHELL=$(getent passwd $(whoami) | cut -d: -f7)
+  elif [ -n "$SHELL" ]; then
+    USER_SHELL="$SHELL"
   fi
 
+  USER_SHELL_NAME="${USER_SHELL##*/}"
+
+  # First try to find the config file based on the shell name
+  if [ -n "${USER_SHELL_NAME}" ]; then
+    case "${USER_SHELL_NAME}" in
+      bash)
+        if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+          DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.bashrc"
+        elif [ -f "$HOME/.bash_profile" ]; then
+          DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.bash_profile"
+        fi
+        ;;
+      zsh)
+        if [ -f "$HOME/.zshrc" ]; then
+          DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.zshrc"
+        elif [ -f "$HOME/.zprofile" ]; then
+          DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.zprofile"
+        fi
+        ;;
+      ksh*)
+        if [ -f "$HOME/.kshrc" ]; then
+          DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.kshrc"
+        fi
+        ;;
+      mksh)
+        if [ -f "$HOME/.mkshrc" ]; then
+          DETECTED_PROFILE="$HOME/.mkshrc"
+        fi
+        ;;
+      *)
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
+  # Now brute force
   if [ -z "$DETECTED_PROFILE" ]; then
     for EACH_PROFILE in ".profile" ".bashrc" ".bash_profile" ".zshrc"
     do
diff --git a/test/install_script/nvm_detect_profile b/test/install_script/nvm_detect_profile
index 54815ec..ee511c0 100755
--- a/test/install_script/nvm_detect_profile
+++ b/test/install_script/nvm_detect_profile
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 setup () {
   HOME="."
+  SHELL='/bin/bash'
   NVM_ENV=testing \. ../../install.sh
+  NVM_TESTING='yes'
   touch ".bashrc"
   touch ".bash_profile"
   touch ".zshrc"
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ setup () {
 
 cleanup () {
   unset HOME
+  unset SHELL
   unset NVM_ENV
   unset NVM_DETECT_PROFILE
   unset BASH_VERSION
@@ -34,6 +37,12 @@ if [ -n "$NVM_DETECT_PROFILE" ]; then
   die "nvm_detect_profile still detected a profile even though PROFILE=/dev/null"
 fi
 
+# .bashrc should be detected if the shell is bash
+NVM_DETECT_PROFILE="$(unset PROFILE; nvm_detect_profile)"
+if [ "$NVM_DETECT_PROFILE" != "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+  die "nvm_detect_profile didn't pick \$HOME/.bashrc for bash"
+fi
+
 # .bashrc should be detected for bash
 NVM_DETECT_PROFILE="$(BASH_VERSION="1"; unset PROFILE; nvm_detect_profile)"
 if [ "$NVM_DETECT_PROFILE" != "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
@@ -46,8 +55,14 @@ if [ "$NVM_DETECT_PROFILE" != "test_profile" ]; then
   die "nvm_detect_profile ignored \$PROFILE"
 fi
 
+# .zshrc should be detected if the shell is zsh
+NVM_DETECT_PROFILE="$(SHELL="/bin/zsh"; unset PROFILE; unset BASH_VERSION; nvm_detect_profile)"
+if [ "$NVM_DETECT_PROFILE" != "$HOME/.zshrc" ]; then
+  die "nvm_detect_profile didn't pick \$HOME/.zshrc for zsh"
+fi
+
 # .zshrc should be detected for zsh
-NVM_DETECT_PROFILE="$(ZSH_VERSION="1"; unset PROFILE; unset BASH_VERSION; nvm_detect_profile)"
+NVM_DETECT_PROFILE="$(SHELL="/bin/zsh"; ZSH_VERSION="1"; unset PROFILE; unset BASH_VERSION; nvm_detect_profile)"
 if [ "$NVM_DETECT_PROFILE" != "$HOME/.zshrc" ]; then
   die "nvm_detect_profile didn't pick \$HOME/.zshrc for zsh"
 fi
@@ -82,7 +97,8 @@ fi
 # return an empty value if everything fails
 #
 
-# It should favor .profile if file exists
+# It should favor .profile if other detection methods fail and file exists and
+SHELL="nonsense"
 NVM_DETECT_PROFILE="$(unset BASH_VERSION; unset ZSH_VERSION; nvm_detect_profile)"
 if [ "$NVM_DETECT_PROFILE" != "$HOME/.profile" ]; then
   die "nvm_detect_profile should have selected .profile"
@@ -104,7 +120,7 @@ fi
 
 # Otherwise, it should favor .zshrc if file exists
 rm ".bash_profile"
-NVM_DETECT_PROFILE="$(unset BASH_VERSION; unset ZSH_VERSION; nvm_detect_profile)"
+NVM_DETECT_PROFILE="$(unset BASH_VERSION; unset ZSH_VERSION; unset SHELL; nvm_detect_profile)"
 if [ "$NVM_DETECT_PROFILE" != "$HOME/.zshrc" ]; then
   die "nvm_detect_profile should have selected .zshrc"
 fi
diff --git a/test/install_script/nvm_install_with_aliased_dot b/test/install_script/nvm_install_with_aliased_dot
index e1b19a1..f8ca5e0 100755
--- a/test/install_script/nvm_install_with_aliased_dot
+++ b/test/install_script/nvm_install_with_aliased_dot
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 setup() {
   # Needed to avoid to checkout the repo to the latest nvm version, losing the commits of the current PR