diff --git a/certbotinstall b/certbotinstall
index 44dad46..6372a9a 100755
--- a/certbotinstall
+++ b/certbotinstall
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]]; then echo "" && echo "Must be root or use sudo" && echo "" ; exit ; fi
 
 #
-# If snap is not installed then die
+# If snapd is not installed or not working then die
 #
-if ! command -v snap >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "ERROR: snap is not installed aborting" ; exit 1 ; fi
+if ! snap version >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "ERROR: snapd is not installed or not working — aborting" ; exit 1 ; fi
 
 #
 # Function usage