diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup-node-environment.yml b/.github/workflows/setup-node-environment.yml
index 4605645..e6cf8fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/setup-node-environment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup-node-environment.yml
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ jobs:
           sed -i '/use-node-version/d' .npmrc
           node -v;
 
-          set -x;
-          nodeVersion=$(grep 'use-node-version=' .npmrc | sed -E 's/^use-node-version=([0-9.]+).*/\1/')
-          echo "node-version=$nodeVersion" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          sed -i '/use-node-version/d' .npmrc
-
       - uses: yanhao98/composite-actions/setup-node-environment@main
 
       - name: Check Node and PNPM versions
diff --git a/setup-node-environment/action.yml b/setup-node-environment/action.yml
index 72b7565..d8cb431 100644
--- a/setup-node-environment/action.yml
+++ b/setup-node-environment/action.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ runs:
         # Extract the node version from the .npmrc file
         set -x;
         nodeVersion=$(grep 'use-node-version=' .npmrc | sed -E 's/^use-node-version=([0-9.]+).*/\1/')
+        if [ -z "$nodeVersion" ]; then
+          nodeVersion="lts/*"
+        fi
         echo "node-version=$nodeVersion" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         sed -i '/use-node-version/d' .npmrc
 
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ runs:
       if: steps.prepare.outputs.setup-pnpm == 'true'
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4 # https://github.com/actions/setup-node?tab=readme-ov-file#usage
       with:
-        node-version: ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.node-version || 'lts/*' }}
+        node-version: ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.node-version }}
         cache: ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.cache }}
     - name: 📦 Install Project Dependencies
       if: steps.prepare.outputs.pnpm-lock-exists == 'true'