diff --git a/tfinstall/tfinstall.go b/tfinstall/tfinstall.go
index 898768b2..46e3fb53 100644
--- a/tfinstall/tfinstall.go
+++ b/tfinstall/tfinstall.go
@@ -129,15 +129,15 @@ func Find(opts ...ExecPathFinder) (string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if terraformPath == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not find terraform executable")
+	}
+
 	err := runTerraformVersion(terraformPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("executable found at path %s is not terraform: %s", terraformPath, err)
 	}
 
-	if terraformPath == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not find terraform executable")
-	}
-
 	return terraformPath, nil
 }