diff --git a/src/commands/server/start.ts b/src/commands/server/start.ts
index ac8f3459a..cbc31aee1 100644
--- a/src/commands/server/start.ts
+++ b/src/commands/server/start.ts
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ export default class Start extends Command {
     }),
     installer: string({
       char: 'a',
-      description: 'Installer type',
+      description: `Installer type.${isStableVersion({}) ? ' If not set, default is "olm" for OpenShift 4.x platform otherwise "operator".' : ''}`,
       options: ['helm', 'operator', 'olm', 'minishift-addon'],
+      default: `${isStableVersion({}) ? '' : 'operator'}`,
     }),
     domain: string({
       char: 'b',
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ export default class Start extends Command {
 
     if (!flags.installer) {
       await this.setDefaultInstaller(flags)
+      cli.info(`› Installer type is set to: '${flags.installer}'`)
     }
 
     if (!flags.templates) {
@@ -441,7 +443,6 @@ export default class Start extends Command {
       flags.installer = 'olm'
     } else {
       flags.installer = 'operator'
-      cli.info(`› Installer type is set to: '${flags.installer}'`)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/server/update.ts b/src/commands/server/update.ts
index 57e27fc23..f389d4e97 100644
--- a/src/commands/server/update.ts
+++ b/src/commands/server/update.ts
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ export default class Update extends Command {
   static flags = {
     installer: string({
       char: 'a',
-      description: 'Installer type',
-      options: ['helm', 'operator', 'minishift-addon', 'olm'],
+      description: 'Installer type. If not set, default is autodetected depending on previous installation.',
+      options: ['operator', 'olm'],
     }),
     platform: string({
       char: 'p',
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ export default class Update extends Command {
   }
 
   async checkIfInstallerSupportUpdating(flags: any) {
-    // matrix checks
     if (!flags.installer) {
       await this.setDefaultInstaller(flags)
+      cli.info(`› Installer type is set to: '${flags.installer}'`)
     }
 
     if (flags.installer === 'operator' || flags.installer === 'olm') {
@@ -85,14 +85,9 @@ export default class Update extends Command {
       return
     }
 
-    if (flags.installer === 'minishift-addon' || flags.installer === 'helm') {
-      this.error(`🛑 The specified installer ${flags.installer} does not support updating yet.`)
-    }
     if (flags.installer === 'olm' && flags.platform === 'minishift') {
       this.error(`🛑 The specified installer ${flags.installer} does not support Minishift`)
     }
-
-    this.error(`🛑 Unknown installer ${flags.installer} is specified.`)
   }
 
   async run() {
@@ -186,6 +181,5 @@ export default class Update extends Command {
     } catch {
       flags.installer = 'operator'
     }
-    cli.info(`› Installer type is set to: '${flags.installer}'`)
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d4eddcb78..8a5719a26 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1540,16 +1540,15 @@ ecc-jsbn@~0.1.1:
 
 "eclipse-che-minishift@git://github.com/minishift/minishift#master":
   version "0.0.0"
-  resolved "git://github.com/minishift/minishift#c50597deacee626c655d8207642b343ba10839c1"
+  resolved "git://github.com/minishift/minishift#015bd7f9ec73ff38bbd8e7faa66f9ab60c5cabf6"
 
 "eclipse-che-operator@git://github.com/eclipse/che-operator#master":
   version "0.0.0"
-  uid c4a3ff2480740190f97feb3e6c85029506561e8c
   resolved "git://github.com/eclipse/che-operator#c4a3ff2480740190f97feb3e6c85029506561e8c"
 
 "eclipse-che@git://github.com/eclipse/che#master":
   version "0.0.0"
-  resolved "git://github.com/eclipse/che#7cf97838a4492f4b20327adf0cba5f4c8033fbd7"
+  resolved "git://github.com/eclipse/che#593f91515f368dc6d76e1f09113e4d61c562aa46"
 
 editorconfig@^0.15.0:
   version "0.15.3"