diff --git a/npm_and_yarn/lib/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager.rb b/npm_and_yarn/lib/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager.rb
index 32cda75a86..6e7bd062b5 100644
--- a/npm_and_yarn/lib/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager.rb
+++ b/npm_and_yarn/lib/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager.rb
@@ -90,17 +90,22 @@ def initialize(detected_version, raw_version, requirement: nil)
 
       sig { override.returns(T::Boolean) }
       def deprecated?
+        return false unless detected_version
+
         return false if unsupported?
+
         return false unless Dependabot::Experiments.enabled?(:npm_v6_deprecation_warning)
 
-        deprecated_versions.include?(version)
+        deprecated_versions.include?(detected_version)
       end
 
       sig { override.returns(T::Boolean) }
       def unsupported?
+        return false unless detected_version
+
         return false unless Dependabot::Experiments.enabled?(:npm_v6_unsupported_error)
 
-        supported_versions.all? { |supported| supported > version }
+        supported_versions.all? { |supported| supported > detected_version }
       end
     end
 
@@ -477,7 +482,7 @@ def package_manager_by_name(name)
           detected_version = Helpers.npm_version_numeric_latest(@lockfiles[:npm])
           package_manager = package_manager_class.new(detected_version.to_s, nil)
 
-          return package_manager if package_manager.deprecated? || package_manager.unsupported?
+          return package_manager if package_manager.unsupported?
         end
 
         installed_version = installed_version(name)
diff --git a/npm_and_yarn/spec/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager_helper_spec.rb b/npm_and_yarn/spec/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager_helper_spec.rb
index ded4733cb1..3101bff91e 100644
--- a/npm_and_yarn/spec/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/npm_and_yarn/spec/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager_helper_spec.rb
@@ -158,11 +158,15 @@
         allow(Dependabot::Experiments).to receive(:enabled?)
           .with(:npm_v6_unsupported_error)
           .and_return(false)
+        allow(Dependabot::Experiments).to receive(:enabled?)
+          .with(:enable_shared_helpers_command_timeout)
+          .and_return(true)
       end
 
       it "returns the deprecated package manager" do
         expect(package_manager.deprecated?).to be true
-        expect(package_manager.version.to_s).to eq "6"
+        expect(package_manager.detected_version.to_s).to eq "6"
+        expect(package_manager.version.to_s).to eq "9.6.5"
       end
     end
 
@@ -206,7 +210,8 @@
       end
 
       it "returns the unsupported package manager" do
-        expect(package_manager.version.to_s).to eq "6"
+        expect(package_manager.detected_version.to_s).to eq "6"
+        expect(package_manager.version).to be_nil
         expect(package_manager.unsupported?).to be true
       end
     end
@@ -253,7 +258,7 @@
       end
 
       it "returns the deprecated version" do
-        expect(package_manager.version.to_s).to eq "6"
+        expect(package_manager.detected_version.to_s).to eq "6"
       end
     end
   end