diff --git a/cmd/installer/cli/install.go b/cmd/installer/cli/install.go
index 2ffb735f6..0b553110d 100644
--- a/cmd/installer/cli/install.go
+++ b/cmd/installer/cli/install.go
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ func InstallCmd(ctx context.Context, name string) *cobra.Command {
 			cancel() // Cancel context when command completes
 		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := verifyAndPrompt(ctx, name, flags, prompts.New()); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 			if err := preRunInstall(cmd, &flags, rc); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ func InstallCmd(ctx context.Context, name string) *cobra.Command {
 				installReporter.ReportSignalAborted(ctx, sig)
 			})
 
-			if err := runInstall(cmd.Context(), name, flags, rc, installReporter); err != nil {
+			if err := runInstall(cmd.Context(), flags, rc, installReporter); err != nil {
 				// Check if this is an interrupt error from the terminal
 				if errors.Is(err, terminal.InterruptErr) {
 					installReporter.ReportSignalAborted(ctx, syscall.SIGINT)
@@ -385,6 +388,11 @@ func preRunInstall(cmd *cobra.Command, flags *InstallCmdFlags, rc runtimeconfig.
 		}
 		flags.proxy = proxy
 
+		if err := verifyProxyConfig(flags.proxy, prompts.New(), flags.assumeYes); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		logrus.Debug("User confirmed prompt to proceed installing with `http_proxy` set and `https_proxy` unset")
+
 		if err := validateCIDRFlags(cmd); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -440,7 +448,7 @@ func preRunInstall(cmd *cobra.Command, flags *InstallCmdFlags, rc runtimeconfig.
 	return nil
 }
 
-func runInstall(ctx context.Context, name string, flags InstallCmdFlags, rc runtimeconfig.RuntimeConfig, installReporter *InstallReporter) (finalErr error) {
+func runInstall(ctx context.Context, flags InstallCmdFlags, rc runtimeconfig.RuntimeConfig, installReporter *InstallReporter) (finalErr error) {
 	defer func() {
 		if flags.enableManagerExperience && finalErr != nil {
 			if err := markUIInstallComplete(flags.adminConsolePassword, flags.managerPort, finalErr); err != nil {
@@ -449,10 +457,6 @@ func runInstall(ctx context.Context, name string, flags InstallCmdFlags, rc runt
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if err := runInstallVerifyAndPrompt(ctx, name, flags, prompts.New()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if !flags.enableManagerExperience {
 		logrus.Debug("initializing install")
 		if err := initializeInstall(ctx, flags, rc); err != nil {
@@ -607,7 +611,7 @@ func getAddonInstallOpts(flags InstallCmdFlags, rc runtimeconfig.RuntimeConfig)
 	return opts, nil
 }
 
-func runInstallVerifyAndPrompt(ctx context.Context, name string, flags InstallCmdFlags, prompt prompts.Prompt) error {
+func verifyAndPrompt(ctx context.Context, name string, flags InstallCmdFlags, prompt prompts.Prompt) error {
 	logrus.Debugf("checking if k0s is already installed")
 	err := verifyNoInstallation(name, "reinstall")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -642,11 +646,6 @@ func runInstallVerifyAndPrompt(ctx context.Context, name string, flags InstallCm
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := verifyProxyConfig(flags.proxy, prompt, flags.assumeYes); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	logrus.Debug("User confirmed prompt to proceed installing with `http_proxy` set and `https_proxy` unset")
-
 	if err := release.ValidateECConfig(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/installer/cli/install_runpreflights.go b/cmd/installer/cli/install_runpreflights.go
index 2fe79f40b..b6096074e 100644
--- a/cmd/installer/cli/install_runpreflights.go
+++ b/cmd/installer/cli/install_runpreflights.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func InstallRunPreflightsCmd(ctx context.Context, name string) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func runInstallRunPreflights(ctx context.Context, name string, flags InstallCmdFlags, rc runtimeconfig.RuntimeConfig) error {
-	if err := runInstallVerifyAndPrompt(ctx, name, flags, prompts.New()); err != nil {
+	if err := verifyAndPrompt(ctx, name, flags, prompts.New()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}