diff --git a/module/Installer/src/Command/InstallCommand.php b/module/Installer/src/Command/InstallCommand.php
index dde61aa3..9383fee2 100644
--- a/module/Installer/src/Command/InstallCommand.php
+++ b/module/Installer/src/Command/InstallCommand.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Psr\Container\NotFoundExceptionInterface;
 use Shlinkio\Shlink\Installer\Config\ConfigCustomizerManagerInterface;
 use Shlinkio\Shlink\Installer\Config\Plugin;
 use Shlinkio\Shlink\Installer\Model\CustomizableAppConfig;
+use Shlinkio\Shlink\Installer\Util\AskUtilsTrait;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Exception\LogicException;
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ use Zend\Config\Writer\WriterInterface;
 
 class InstallCommand extends Command
 {
+    use AskUtilsTrait;
+
     public const GENERATED_CONFIG_PATH = 'config/params/generated_config.php';
 
     /**
@@ -194,7 +197,9 @@ class InstallCommand extends Command
         // Ask the user for the older shlink path
         $keepAsking = true;
         do {
-            $config->setImportedInstallationPath($this->io->ask(
+            $config->setImportedInstallationPath($this->askRequired(
+                $this->io,
+                'previous installation path',
                 'Previous shlink installation path from which to import config'
             ));
             $configFile = $config->getImportedInstallationPath() . '/' . self::GENERATED_CONFIG_PATH;
diff --git a/module/Installer/src/Util/AskUtilsTrait.php b/module/Installer/src/Util/AskUtilsTrait.php
index 3fed665e..a301393f 100644
--- a/module/Installer/src/Util/AskUtilsTrait.php
+++ b/module/Installer/src/Util/AskUtilsTrait.php
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ trait AskUtilsTrait
             if (empty($value)) {
                 throw MissingRequiredOptionException::fromOption($optionName);
             };
+
+            return $value;
         });
     }
 }