diff --git a/pre_commit/languages/node.py b/pre_commit/languages/node.py
index bc4fa007..f3fbd322 100644
--- a/pre_commit/languages/node.py
+++ b/pre_commit/languages/node.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def install_environment():
 
     with python.in_env() as python_env:
         python_env.run('pip install nodeenv')
-        python_env.run('nodeenv {0}'.format(NODE_ENV))
+        python_env.run('nodeenv --jobs 4 {0}'.format(NODE_ENV))
 
         with in_env(python_env) as node_env:
             node_env.run('npm install -g')
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 91998765..794ad221 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import jsonschema
+import simplejson
 import pytest
 import time
 from plumbum import local
@@ -75,6 +76,59 @@ def func():
     yield dummy_git_repo
 
 
+@pytest.yield_fixture
+def node_pre_commit_git_repo(dummy_git_repo):
+    local.path(C.MANIFEST_FILE).write("""
+-
+    id: foo
+    name: Foo
+    entry: foo
+    language: node
+    """)
+
+    add_and_commit()
+
+    local.path('package.json').write(simplejson.dumps({
+        'name': 'foo',
+        'version': '0.0.1',
+        'bin': {
+            'foo': './bin/main.js'
+        },
+    }))
+
+    bin_dir = local.path('bin')
+
+    bin_dir.mkdir()
+
+    with local.cwd(bin_dir):
+        local.path('main.js').write(
+"""#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+console.log('Hello World');
+""")
+
+    add_and_commit()
+
+    yield dummy_git_repo
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def config_for_node_pre_commit_git_repo(node_pre_commit_git_repo):
+    config = {
+        'repo': node_pre_commit_git_repo,
+        'sha': git.get_head_sha(node_pre_commit_git_repo),
+        'hooks': [{
+            'id': 'foo',
+            'files': '*.js',
+        }],
+    }
+
+    jsonschema.validate([config], CONFIG_JSON_SCHEMA)
+
+    return config
+
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def config_for_python_pre_commit_git_repo(python_pre_commit_git_repo):
     config = {
diff --git a/tests/repository_test.py b/tests/repository_test.py
index b6f98bb3..c0dff617 100644
--- a/tests/repository_test.py
+++ b/tests/repository_test.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def test_install_python_repo_in_env(python_pre_commit_git_repo, config_for_pytho
 
 
 @pytest.mark.integration
-def test_run_a_hook_omg(config_for_python_pre_commit_git_repo):
+def test_run_a_python_hook(config_for_python_pre_commit_git_repo):
     repo = Repository(config_for_python_pre_commit_git_repo)
     repo.install()
     ret = repo.run_hook('foo', [])
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ def test_run_a_hook_omg(config_for_python_pre_commit_git_repo):
     assert ret[1] == 'Hello World\n'
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(True, reason="TODO: make this test not super slow")
+def test_run_a_node_hook(config_for_node_pre_commit_git_repo):
+    repo = Repository(config_for_node_pre_commit_git_repo)
+    repo.install()
+    ret = repo.run_hook('foo', [])
+
+    assert ret[0] == 0
+    assert ret[1] == 'Hello World\n'
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_repo_config():
     config = {
@@ -83,3 +92,5 @@ def test_languages(config_for_python_pre_commit_git_repo):
     repo = Repository(config_for_python_pre_commit_git_repo)
     assert repo.languages == set(['python'])
 
+
+