diff --git a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node.feature/feature.xml
index a88269697e..07bb13f4bb 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node.feature"
       label="%name"
-      version="1.2.5.qualifier"
+      version="1.2.6.qualifier"
       provider-name="Eclipse Wild Web Developer project"
       license-feature="org.eclipse.license"
       license-feature-version="0.0.0">
diff --git a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node.feature/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node.feature/pom.xml
index 146a61e94c..7890ef4a6b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node.feature/pom.xml
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 		<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<packaging>eclipse-feature</packaging>
-	<version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 </project>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index fa1833dc9b..3e172050e1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Manager for embedded Node.js
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node
-Bundle-Version: 1.0.8.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 1.0.9.qualifier
 Bundle-License: EPL-2.0;link="http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0"
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse Wild Web Developer
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node
diff --git a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node/pom.xml
index a32331cb93..fd9acaee78 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
-	<version>1.0.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.0.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node/src/org/eclipse/wildwebdeveloper/embedder/node/NodeJSManager.java b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node/src/org/eclipse/wildwebdeveloper/embedder/node/NodeJSManager.java
index f4df14e6c8..d344627dbb 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node/src/org/eclipse/wildwebdeveloper/embedder/node/NodeJSManager.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node/src/org/eclipse/wildwebdeveloper/embedder/node/NodeJSManager.java
@@ -31,16 +31,19 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Path;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IEclipsePreferences;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.InstanceScope;
 import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.MessageDialog;
 import org.eclipse.osgi.service.datalocation.Location;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
+import org.osgi.service.prefs.BackingStoreException;
 
 public class NodeJSManager {
     public static final String NODE_ROOT_DIRECTORY = ".node";
 
     private static final String MACOS_DSCL_SHELL_PREFIX = "UserShell: ";
+    private static final String ALREADY_WARNED_NODEJS_MISSING = "alreadyWarnedNodeJsMissing";
 
-    private static boolean alreadyWarned;
     private static Properties cachedNodeJsInfoProperties;
     private static final Object EXPAND_LOCK = new Object();
 
@@ -100,10 +103,9 @@ public static File getNodeJsLocation() {
         if (res != null) {
             validateNodeVersion(res);
             return res;
-        } else if (!alreadyWarned) {
-            warnNodeJSMissing();
-            alreadyWarned = true;
         }
+        warnNodeJSMissing();
+        
         return null;
     }
 
@@ -332,20 +334,34 @@ private static void validateNodeVersion(File nodeJsLocation) {
     }
 
     private static void warnNodeJSMissing() {
-        if (!alreadyWarned) {
+        if (!hasAlreadyWarnedNodeJsMissing()) {
             Display.getDefault().asyncExec(() -> MessageDialog.openWarning(Display.getCurrent().getActiveShell(),
                     "Missing node.js", "Could not find node.js. This will result in editors missing key features.\n"
                             + "Please make sure node.js is installed and that your PATH environment variable contains the location to the `node` executable."));
+            setAlreadyWarnedNodeJsMissing();
         }
-        alreadyWarned = true;
     }
 
     private static void warnNodeJSVersionCouldNotBeDetermined() {
-        if (!alreadyWarned) {
+        if (!hasAlreadyWarnedNodeJsMissing()) {
             Display.getDefault().asyncExec(() -> MessageDialog.openWarning(Display.getCurrent().getActiveShell(),
                     "Node.js version could not be determined",
                     "Node.js version could not be determined. Please make sure a recent version of node.js is installed, editors may be missing key features otherwise.\n"));
+            setAlreadyWarnedNodeJsMissing();
         }
-        alreadyWarned = true;
+    }
+    
+    private static boolean hasAlreadyWarnedNodeJsMissing() {
+    	return Platform.getPreferencesService().getBoolean(Activator.PLUGIN_ID, ALREADY_WARNED_NODEJS_MISSING, false, null);
+    }
+    
+    private static void setAlreadyWarnedNodeJsMissing() {
+    	try {
+    		IEclipsePreferences workspacePreferences = InstanceScope.INSTANCE.getNode(Activator.PLUGIN_ID);
+    		workspacePreferences.putBoolean(ALREADY_WARNED_NODEJS_MISSING, true);
+    		workspacePreferences.flush();
+    	} catch (BackingStoreException e) {
+    		ILog.get().error(e.getMessage(), e);
+    	}
     }
 }