diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f5b77d1b..e013e599 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ verifySupported() {
 # if it needs to be changed.
 checkK3dInstalledVersion() {
   if [[ -f "${K3D_INSTALL_DIR}/${APP_NAME}" ]]; then
-    local version=$(k3d --version | cut -d " " -f3)
+    local version=$(k3d --version | grep 'k3d version' | cut -d " " -f3)
     if [[ "$version" == "$TAG" ]]; then
       echo "k3d ${version} is already ${DESIRED_VERSION:-latest}"
       return 0