diff --git a/macapp/src/index.ts b/macapp/src/index.ts
index 28dac136..b5a2b1ab 100644
--- a/macapp/src/index.ts
+++ b/macapp/src/index.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const logger = winston.createLogger({
   format: winston.format.printf(info => info.message),
 })
 
-app.on('ready', () => {
+app.on('ready', async () => {
   const gotTheLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock()
   if (!gotTheLock) {
     app.exit(0)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
 
   app.focus({ steal: true })
 
-  init()
+  await init()
 })
 
 function firstRunWindow() {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ async function checkUpdate() {
   }
 }
 
-function init() {
+async function init() {
   if (app.isPackaged) {
     checkUpdate()
     setInterval(() => {
@@ -217,44 +217,42 @@ function init() {
 
   updateTray()
 
-  if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
-    if (app.isPackaged) {
-      if (!app.isInApplicationsFolder()) {
-        const chosen = dialog.showMessageBoxSync({
-          type: 'question',
-          buttons: ['Move to Applications', 'Do Not Move'],
-          message: 'Ollama works best when run from the Applications directory.',
-          defaultId: 0,
-          cancelId: 1,
-        })
+  const isInstalled = await installed();
 
-        if (chosen === 0) {
-          try {
-            app.moveToApplicationsFolder({
-              conflictHandler: conflictType => {
-                if (conflictType === 'existsAndRunning') {
-                  dialog.showMessageBoxSync({
-                    type: 'info',
-                    message: 'Cannot move to Applications directory',
-                    detail:
-                      'Another version of Ollama is currently running from your Applications directory. Close it first and try again.',
-                  })
-                }
-                return true
-              },
-            })
-            return
-          } catch (e) {
-            logger.error(`[Move to Applications] Failed to move to applications folder - ${e.message}}`)
-          }
-        }
+  if (process.platform === 'darwin' && app.isPackaged && !app.isInApplicationsFolder() && !isInstalled) {
+    const chosen = dialog.showMessageBoxSync({
+      type: 'question',
+      buttons: ['Move to Applications', 'Do Not Move'],
+      message: 'Ollama works best when run from the Applications directory.',
+      defaultId: 0,
+      cancelId: 1,
+    })
+
+    if (chosen === 0) {
+      try {
+        app.moveToApplicationsFolder({
+          conflictHandler: conflictType => {
+            if (conflictType === 'existsAndRunning') {
+              dialog.showMessageBoxSync({
+                type: 'info',
+                message: 'Cannot move to Applications directory',
+                detail:
+                  'Another version of Ollama is currently running from your Applications directory. Close it first and try again.',
+              })
+            }
+            return true
+          },
+        })
+        return
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.error(`[Move to Applications] Failed to move to applications folder - ${e.message}}`)
       }
     }
   }
 
   server()
 
-  if (store.get('first-time-run') && installed()) {
+  if (store.get('first-time-run1') && isInstalled) {
     if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
       app.dock.hide()
     }
diff --git a/macapp/src/install.ts b/macapp/src/install.ts
index d8036542..5926c125 100644
--- a/macapp/src/install.ts
+++ b/macapp/src/install.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import * as fs from 'fs'
-import { exec as cbExec } from 'child_process'
+import { exec as cbExec, spawn } from 'child_process'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import { promisify } from 'util'
 
@@ -8,8 +7,28 @@ const ollama = app.isPackaged ? path.join(process.resourcesPath, 'ollama') : pat
 const exec = promisify(cbExec)
 const symlinkPath = '/usr/local/bin/ollama'
 
-export function installed() {
-  return fs.existsSync(symlinkPath) && fs.readlinkSync(symlinkPath) === ollama
+export async function installed() {
+  const shells = ['/bin/zsh', '/bin/bash', '/usr/local/bin/fish'];
+  const checks = shells.map(shell => 
+    new Promise(resolve => {
+      const proc = spawn(shell, ['-l', '-c', `which ollama`]);
+
+      proc.on('error', () => {
+        resolve(false); // if the shell isn't found, this will resolve false here
+      });
+
+      proc.on('close', code => {
+        if (code === 0) {
+          resolve(true); // ollama found, resolve true immediately
+        } else {
+          resolve(false);
+        }
+      });
+    })
+  );
+
+  const results = await Promise.allSettled(checks)
+  return results.some(result => result.status === 'fulfilled' && result.value === true)
 }
 
 export async function install() {