diff --git a/.githooks/pre-push b/.githooks/pre-push
index 111e89281c..ccb1dfe394 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-push
+++ b/.githooks/pre-push
@@ -2,30 +2,42 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-NPM_CMD="npm"
-
-if ! (type $NPM_CMD >> /dev/null); then
-  echo "npm not found, trying to make it available using nvm..."
-  if type nvm >> /dev/null; then
-    echo "nvm found, using it to install the latest lts node"
-    nvm use --lts
-  else
-    echo "nvm not found, trying to make it available using the nvm.sh"
-    # try to make it available based on https://github.com/typicode/husky/issues/912#issuecomment-817522060
-    export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh"
-    . "$(dirname $NVM_DIR)/nvm.sh"
-
-    export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
-    a=$(nvm ls --no-colors | grep 'node')
-    v=$(echo "$a" | sed -E 's/.*\(-> ([^ ]+).*/\1/')
-
-    export PATH="$NVM_DIR/versions/node/$v/bin:$PATH"
-
-    if ! (type $NPM_CMD >> /dev/null); then
-      echo "no variant of npm or nvm found, trying to use the npm.cmd"
-      NPM_CMD="npm.cmd"
+
+find_npm_linux() {
+  export NPM_CMD="npm"
+
+  if ! (type $NPM_CMD >> /dev/null); then
+    echo "npm not found, trying to make it available using nvm..."
+    if type nvm >> /dev/null; then
+      echo "nvm found, using it to install the latest lts node"
+      nvm use --lts
+    else
+      echo "nvm not found, trying to make it available using the nvm.sh"
+      # try to make it available based on https://github.com/typicode/husky/issues/912#issuecomment-817522060
+      export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh"
+      . "$(dirname $NVM_DIR)/nvm.sh"
+
+      export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+      a=$(nvm ls --no-colors | grep 'node')
+      v=$(echo "$a" | sed -E 's/.*\(-> ([^ ]+).*/\1/')
+
+      export PATH="$NVM_DIR/versions/node/$v/bin:$PATH"
+
+      if ! (type $NPM_CMD >> /dev/null); then
+        echo "no variant of npm or nvm found, trying to use the npm.cmd"
+        export NPM_CMD="npm.cmd"
+      fi
     fi
   fi
+}
+
+if [ -z "${OSTYPE+x}" ]; then
+  find_npm_linux
+else
+  case "$OSTYPE" in
+    msys*) export NPM_CMD="npm.cmd";;
+    *)     find_npm_linux ;;
+  esac
 fi