diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs
index 0e9b1a08f8..bd6bcf4de6 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyInstallCommand.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ public void noop(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
 
         public void run(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
         {
+            _packageService.ensure_source_app_installed(configuration);
             _packageService.install_run(configuration);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyListCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyListCommand.cs
index 5a9917996b..c6efee70fa 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyListCommand.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyListCommand.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public void noop(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
 
         public void run(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
         {
+            _packageService.ensure_source_app_installed(configuration);
             _packageService.list_run(configuration, logResults: true);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUninstallCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUninstallCommand.cs
index b6c033a03e..8d9d517ec6 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUninstallCommand.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUninstallCommand.cs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public void noop(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
 
         public void run(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
         {
+            _packageService.ensure_source_app_installed(configuration);
             _packageService.uninstall_run(configuration);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs
index 81d6168452..bbe741491a 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyUpgradeCommand.cs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public void noop(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
 
         public void run(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
         {
+            _packageService.ensure_source_app_installed(configuration);
             _packageService.upgrade_run(configuration);
         }
     }