diff --git a/src/installers/helm.ts b/src/installers/helm.ts
index f0c8af41a..7ec782458 100644
--- a/src/installers/helm.ts
+++ b/src/installers/helm.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,21 @@ error: E_COMMAND_FAILED`)
     }
 
     let command = `helm upgrade --install che --force --namespace ${flags.chenamespace} --set global.ingressDomain=${flags.domain} --set cheImage=${flags.cheimage} --set global.cheWorkspacesNamespace=${flags.chenamespace} ${multiUserFlag} ${tlsFlag} ${destDir}`
-    await execa.shell(command, { timeout: execTimeout })
+    let {code} = await execa.shell(command, { timeout: execTimeout, reject: false })
+    // if process failed, check the following
+    // if revision=1, purge and retry command else rollback
+    if (code !== 0) {
+      // get revision
+      const {stdout} = await execa.shell(`helm history ${flags.chenamespace} | tail -1 | head -1 | awk '{print $1}'`, { timeout: execTimeout })
+      if (stdout === '1') {
+        await this.purgeHelmChart(flags.chenamespace)
+      } else {
+        await execa('helm', ['rollback', flags.chenamespace, stdout], { timeout: execTimeout })
+
+      }
+      await execa.shell(command, { timeout: execTimeout })
+
+    }
   }
 
   async purgeHelmChart(name: string, execTimeout= 30000) {