diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/install/model_install.py b/invokeai/frontend/install/model_install.py
index 4ef038277c..49302498c5 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/install/model_install.py
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/install/model_install.py
@@ -608,8 +608,9 @@ def main() -> None:
     config.parse_args(invoke_args)
     logger = InvokeAILogger().get_logger(config=config)
 
-    if not config.model_conf_path.exists():
+    if not config.models_path.exists():
         logger.info("Your InvokeAI root directory is not set up. Calling invokeai-configure.")
+        sys.argv = ['invokeai_configure','--yes', '--skip-sd-weights']
         from invokeai.frontend.install.invokeai_configure import invokeai_configure
 
         invokeai_configure()