diff --git a/scripts/Common/Scripts/Operations.ps1 b/scripts/Common/Scripts/Operations.ps1
index be0991cc..e8c71856 100644
--- a/scripts/Common/Scripts/Operations.ps1
+++ b/scripts/Common/Scripts/Operations.ps1
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ $null = New-Module {
                             return;
                         }
 
-                        if (-not (Test-WslDistributions)) {
+                        if (-not (Test-WslDistribution)) {
                             if (-not (Test-Path (Get-WslDistributionDisk))) {
                                 Install-WslDistribution;
                             }
diff --git a/scripts/Windows/Scripts/WSL.ps1 b/scripts/Windows/Scripts/WSL.ps1
index 57b5125a..96350f6e 100644
--- a/scripts/Windows/Scripts/WSL.ps1
+++ b/scripts/Windows/Scripts/WSL.ps1
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ function Test-WslDistributions {
     & { $null = wsl -l; $?; };
 }
 
+<#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+    Checks whether the managed distribution is installed.
+#>
+function Test-WslDistribution {
+    & { $null = wsl -d (Get-WslDistributionName) -e true; $?; };
+}
+
 <#
     .SYNOPSIS
     Installs `wsl` on the system.