diff --git a/scripts/install_mariadb.sh b/scripts/install_mariadb.sh
index 243e1fd..d39d0e2 100755
--- a/scripts/install_mariadb.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_mariadb.sh
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ echo "[MariaDB (MySQL drop-in replacement) Installation]"
 
 # Start running things from a call at the end so if this script is executed
 # after a partial download it doesn't do anything.
-if [[ -n $(command -v mariadb) && -n $(command -v mysqld) && "${FORCE_INSTALL}" != true ]]; then
+if [[ -n $(command -v mariadb) && -n $(command -v mariadbd) && "${FORCE_INSTALL}" != true ]]; then
     info "MariaDB server already exists, installation skipped."
 else
     init_mariadb_install "$@"
diff --git a/scripts/remove_mariadb.sh b/scripts/remove_mariadb.sh
index 9bee149..f201fc8 100755
--- a/scripts/remove_mariadb.sh
+++ b/scripts/remove_mariadb.sh
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function init_mariadb_removal() {
 
 echo "Uninstalling MariaDB server..."
 
-if [[ -n $(command -v mariadb) || -n $(command -v mysqld) ]]; then
+if [[ -n $(command -v mariadb) || -n $(command -v mariadbd) ]]; then
     if [[ "${AUTO_REMOVE}" == true ]]; then
         REMOVE_MARIADB="y"
     else