diff --git a/src/k8s/cmd/k8s/k8s_bootstrap.go b/src/k8s/cmd/k8s/k8s_bootstrap.go
index e8b2b3371..9ba6525d3 100644
--- a/src/k8s/cmd/k8s/k8s_bootstrap.go
+++ b/src/k8s/cmd/k8s/k8s_bootstrap.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func newBootstrapCmd(env cmdutil.ExecutionEnvironment) *cobra.Command {
 				env.Exit(1)
 				return
 			}
-			if microk8sInfo.StatusCode == 200 && !microk8sInfo.Result.InstallDate.IsZero() {
+			if microk8sInfo.StatusCode == 200 && microk8sInfo.HasInstallDate() {
 				cmd.PrintErrln("Error: microk8s snap is installed. Please remove it using the following command and try again:\n\n  sudo snap remove microk8s")
 				env.Exit(1)
 				return
diff --git a/src/k8s/pkg/client/snapd/snap_info.go b/src/k8s/pkg/client/snapd/snap_info.go
index b78eda0bc..b09f61ec4 100644
--- a/src/k8s/pkg/client/snapd/snap_info.go
+++ b/src/k8s/pkg/client/snapd/snap_info.go
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetSnapInfo(snap string) (*SnapInfoResponse, error) {
 
 	return &snapInfoResponse, nil
 }
+
+func (s SnapInfoResponse) HasInstallDate() bool {
+	return !s.Result.InstallDate.IsZero()
+}