diff --git a/common/smoke-test/smoke-tests.yml b/common/smoke-test/smoke-tests.yml
index 50e42e1de688..7fe63e08e038 100644
--- a/common/smoke-test/smoke-tests.yml
+++ b/common/smoke-test/smoke-tests.yml
@@ -46,10 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         value: "@{ storageEndpointSuffix = 'core.chinacloudapi.cn'; azureCloud = 'AzureChinaCloud'; }"
 
     steps:
-      - task: NodeTool@0
-        displayName: Use Node $(NodeVersion)
-        inputs:
-          versionSpec: $(NodeVersion)
+      - template: ../../eng/pipelines/templates/steps/common.yml
 
       - task: Npm@1
         inputs:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/common.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/common.yml
index 585af6538e16..e2026fe3fccb 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/common.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/common.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,4 @@ steps:
 
   - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-agent-os.yml
 
-  - task: NodeTool@0
-    inputs:
-      versionSpec: "$(NodeVersion)"
-    displayName: "Use NodeJS $(NodeVersion)"
-
-  - script: |
-      node --version && npm --version
-    displayName: Node versions
+  - template: use-node-version.yml
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/use-node-test-version.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/use-node-test-version.yml
index 9ac7d4d19cef..126fffef5f7e 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/use-node-test-version.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/use-node-test-version.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-steps:
-  - task: NodeTool@0
-    inputs:
-      versionSpec: $(NodeTestVersion)
-    displayName: "Use NodeJS $(NodeTestVersion)"
+parameters:
+  NodeTestVersion: $(NodeTestVersion)
 
-  - script: |
-      node --version && npm --version
-    displayName: Node versions
+steps:
+  - template: use-node-version.yml
+    parameters:
+      NodeVersion: $(NodeTestVersion)
 
   # Packages with native dependencies must be reinstalled after changing Node versions
   - pwsh: |
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/use-node-version.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/use-node-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e740b7a62b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/use-node-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+parameters:
+  NodeVersion: $(NodeVersion)
+
+steps:
+  - task: NodeTool@0
+    inputs:
+      versionSpec: ${{ parameters.NodeVersion }}
+    displayName: "Use Node ${{ parameters.NodeVersion }}"
+
+  - pwsh: |
+      $expectedVersion = "${{ parameters.NodeVersion }}"
+      Write-Host "Expected Node Version: $expectedVersion"
+
+      $actualVersion = (node --version).Substring(1)
+      Write-Host "Actual Node Version: $actualVersion"
+      Write-Host "Actual NPM Version: $(npm --version)"
+
+      $expectedMajorVersion = $expectedVersion.Split(".")[0]
+      $actualMajorVersion = $actualVersion.Split(".")[0]
+      if ($expectedMajorVersion -ne $actualMajorVersion) {
+        Write-Host "Error: Expected node version does not match actual node version"
+        exit 1
+      }
+    displayName: "Verify Node Version"