diff --git a/hack/install_golangci.sh b/hack/install_golangci.sh
index a962df6e11..41cf90ddc4 100755
--- a/hack/install_golangci.sh
+++ b/hack/install_golangci.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-set -e
-
 die() { echo "${1:-No error message given} (from $(basename $0))"; exit 1; }
 
 [ -n "$VERSION" ] || die "\$VERSION is empty or undefined"
-[ -n "$GOBIN" ] || die "\$GOBIN is empty or undefined"
+
+function install() {
+    echo "Installing golangci-lint v$VERSION into $BIN"
+    curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sh -s -- -b ./bin v$VERSION
+}
 
 BIN="./bin/golangci-lint"
 if [ ! -x "$BIN" ]; then
-    echo "Installing golangci-lint v$VERSION into $BIN"
-    curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sh -s -- -b ./bin v$VERSION
+	install
 else
     # Prints its own file name as part of --version output
-    echo "Using existing $(dirname $BIN)/$($BIN --version)"
+    $BIN --version | grep "$VERSION"
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "Using existing $(dirname $BIN)/$($BIN --version)"
+    else
+        install
+    fi
 fi