diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 78425c12..720298a8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
         runner.execute(Step::Shell, "zi", || zsh::run_zi(&base_dirs, run_type))?;
         runner.execute(Step::Shell, "zim", || zsh::run_zim(&base_dirs, run_type))?;
         runner.execute(Step::Shell, "oh-my-zsh", || zsh::run_oh_my_zsh(&ctx))?;
-        runner.execute(Step::Shell, "fisher", || unix::run_fisher(&base_dirs, run_type))?;
+        runner.execute(Step::Shell, "fisher", || unix::run_fisher(run_type))?;
         runner.execute(Step::Shell, "bash-it", || unix::run_bashit(&ctx))?;
         runner.execute(Step::Shell, "oh-my-fish", || unix::run_oh_my_fish(&ctx))?;
         runner.execute(Step::Shell, "fish-plug", || unix::run_fish_plug(&ctx))?;
diff --git a/src/steps/os/unix.rs b/src/steps/os/unix.rs
index 3f2c6811..2a73def7 100644
--- a/src/steps/os/unix.rs
+++ b/src/steps/os/unix.rs
@@ -87,15 +87,20 @@ impl BrewVariant {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn run_fisher(base_dirs: &BaseDirs, run_type: RunType) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn run_fisher(run_type: RunType) -> Result<()> {
     let fish = require("fish")?;
 
-    if env::var("fisher_path").is_err() {
-        base_dirs
-            .home_dir()
-            .join(".config/fish/functions/fisher.fish")
-            .require()?;
-    }
+    Command::new(&fish)
+        .args(["-c", "type -t fisher"])
+        .output_checked_utf8()
+        .map(|_| ())
+        .map_err(|_| SkipStep("`fisher` is not defined in `fish`".to_owned()))?;
+
+    Command::new(&fish)
+        .args(["-c", "echo \"$__fish_config_dir/fish_plugins\""])
+        .output_checked_utf8()
+        .and_then(|output| Path::new(&output.stdout.trim()).require().map(|_| ()))
+        .map_err(|err| SkipStep(format!("`fish_plugins` path doesn't exist: {err}")))?;
 
     print_separator("Fisher");