diff --git a/cli/cmd/installRunner.go b/cli/cmd/installRunner.go
index 4e5878a9a..840e5710e 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/installRunner.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/installRunner.go
@@ -49,10 +49,8 @@ func runMizuInstall() {
 		nil, defaultMaxEntriesDBSizeBytes, defaultResources, config.Config.ImagePullPolicy(),
 		config.Config.LogLevel(), false); err != nil {
 		var statusError *k8serrors.StatusError
-		if errors.As(err, &statusError) {
-			if statusError.ErrStatus.Reason == metav1.StatusReasonAlreadyExists {
-				logger.Log.Info("Mizu is already running in this namespace, run `mizu clean` to remove the currently running Mizu instance")
-			}
+		if errors.As(err, &statusError) && (statusError.ErrStatus.Reason == metav1.StatusReasonAlreadyExists) {
+			logger.Log.Info("Mizu is already running in this namespace, run `mizu clean` to remove the currently running Mizu instance")
 		} else {
 			defer resources.CleanUpMizuResources(ctx, cancel, kubernetesProvider, config.Config.IsNsRestrictedMode(), config.Config.MizuResourcesNamespace)
 			logger.Log.Errorf(uiUtils.Error, fmt.Sprintf("Error creating resources: %v", errormessage.FormatError(err)))
diff --git a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
index e79f3e9b9..cf971f939 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
@@ -126,10 +126,8 @@ func RunMizuTap() {
 	logger.Log.Infof("Waiting for Mizu Agent to start...")
 	if state.mizuServiceAccountExists, err = resources.CreateTapMizuResources(ctx, kubernetesProvider, serializedValidationRules, serializedContract, serializedMizuConfig, config.Config.IsNsRestrictedMode(), config.Config.MizuResourcesNamespace, config.Config.AgentImage, getSyncEntriesConfig(), config.Config.Tap.MaxEntriesDBSizeBytes(), config.Config.Tap.ApiServerResources, config.Config.ImagePullPolicy(), config.Config.LogLevel()); err != nil {
 		var statusError *k8serrors.StatusError
-		if errors.As(err, &statusError) {
-			if statusError.ErrStatus.Reason == metav1.StatusReasonAlreadyExists {
-				logger.Log.Info("Mizu is already running in this namespace, change the `mizu-resources-namespace` configuration or run `mizu clean` to remove the currently running Mizu instance")
-			}
+		if errors.As(err, &statusError) && (statusError.ErrStatus.Reason == metav1.StatusReasonAlreadyExists) {
+			logger.Log.Info("Mizu is already running in this namespace, change the `mizu-resources-namespace` configuration or run `mizu clean` to remove the currently running Mizu instance")
 		} else {
 			defer resources.CleanUpMizuResources(ctx, cancel, kubernetesProvider, config.Config.IsNsRestrictedMode(), config.Config.MizuResourcesNamespace)
 			logger.Log.Errorf(uiUtils.Error, fmt.Sprintf("Error creating resources: %v", errormessage.FormatError(err)))