diff --git a/roles/nextcloud/tasks/nextcloud_enabled.yml b/roles/nextcloud/tasks/nextcloud_enabled.yml
index 811f7da90..523ced972 100644
--- a/roles/nextcloud/tasks/nextcloud_enabled.yml
+++ b/roles/nextcloud/tasks/nextcloud_enabled.yml
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 # the install wizard does not succeed if already installed
 - name: Determine if nextcloud is installed
   shell: >
-         sudo -u {{ apache_user }} php
-         '{{ nextcloud_prefix }}/nextcloud/occ' status |
-         grep installed: | cut -d' ' -f5
+         sudo -u {{ apache_user }} php 
+         '{{ nextcloud_prefix }}/nextcloud/occ' status | 
+         gawk '/installed:/ { print $3 }'
   register: returned
 
 - name: Run nextcloud initial install wizard