diff --git a/install/hst-install-rhel.sh b/install/hst-install-rhel.sh
index 06874a6..5babc2a 100755
--- a/install/hst-install-rhel.sh
+++ b/install/hst-install-rhel.sh
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ if [ "x$(id -u)" != 'x0' ]; then
 	check_result 1 "Script can be run executed only by root"
 fi
 
-if [ -d "/usr/local/hestia" ]; then
+if [ -d "/usr/local/hestia" ] && [ "$force" = "no" ]; then
 	check_result 1 "Hestia install detected. Unable to continue"
 fi