diff --git a/lib/specinfra/backend/powershell/support/find_installed_application.ps1 b/lib/specinfra/backend/powershell/support/find_installed_application.ps1
index 4867e3c6e..de1805c9b 100644
--- a/lib/specinfra/backend/powershell/support/find_installed_application.ps1
+++ b/lib/specinfra/backend/powershell/support/find_installed_application.ps1
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ function FindInstalledApplication
   }   
 
   if ($appVersion -eq $null) { 
-   $keys | Where-Object {$_.name -like $appName -or $_.PSChildName -like $appName}
+    @($keys | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like $appName -or $_.PSChildName -like $appName}).Length -gt 0
   }
   else{
-   $keys | Where-Object {$_.name -like $appName -or $_.PSChildName -like $appName  } | Where-Object {$_.DisplayVersion -eq $appVersion}
+    @($keys | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like $appName -or $_.PSChildName -like $appName  } | Where-Object {$_.DisplayVersion -eq $appVersion} ).Length -gt 0
   }
+
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/specinfra/command/windows.rb b/lib/specinfra/command/windows.rb
index 028387223..ecca92b68 100644
--- a/lib/specinfra/command/windows.rb
+++ b/lib/specinfra/command/windows.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def check_installed(package, version=nil)
         version_selection = version.nil? ? "" : "-appVersion '#{version}'"
         Backend::PowerShell::Command.new do
           using 'find_installed_application.ps1'
-          exec "(FindInstalledApplication -appName '#{package}' #{version_selection}) -ne $null"
+          exec "(FindInstalledApplication -appName '#{package}' #{version_selection}) -eq $true"
         end
       end