diff --git a/bin/installDeps.sh b/bin/installDeps.sh
index ece5b7aae..cb3676063 100755
--- a/bin/installDeps.sh
+++ b/bin/installDeps.sh
@@ -20,12 +20,26 @@ hash node > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
   exit 1 
 }
 
+#check node version
+NODE_VERSION=$(node --version)
+if [ ! $(echo $NODE_VERSION | cut -d "." -f 1-2) = "v0.4" ]; then
+  echo "You're running a wrong version of node, you're using $NODE_VERSION, we need v0.4.x" >&2
+  exit 1 
+fi
+
 #Is npm installed?
 hash npm > /dev/null 2>&1 || { 
   echo "Please install npm ( http://npmjs.org )" >&2
   exit 1 
 }
 
+#check npm version
+NPM_VERSION=$(npm --version)
+if [ ! $(echo $NPM_VERSION | cut -d "." -f 1-2) = "1.0" ]; then
+  echo "You're running a wrong version of npm, you're using $NPM_VERSION, we need 1.0.x" >&2
+  exit 1 
+fi
+
 #Does a settings.json exist? if no copy the template
 if [ ! -f "settings.json" ]; then
   echo "Copy the settings template to settings.json..."