diff --git a/ci/prepare.sh b/ci/prepare.sh
index 7ae98d55f..5f2a38056 100755
--- a/ci/prepare.sh
+++ b/ci/prepare.sh
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ if [[ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" != $DEPLOY_BRANCH ]]; then
     sed -i 's/\:\ \"\(.*\)\"/\:\ \"\1-nightly\"/g' img-versions.json
 fi
 
-php -dphar.readonly=0 ./utils/make-phar.php easyengine.phar --quiet
\ No newline at end of file
+php -dphar.readonly=0 ./utils/make-phar.php easyengine.phar --quiet
+
+# Checking the phar is working.
+./easyengine.phar cli info
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/php/EE/Runner.php b/php/EE/Runner.php
index c7227ae16..99a2549b8 100644
--- a/php/EE/Runner.php
+++ b/php/EE/Runner.php
@@ -64,28 +64,48 @@ private function init_ee() {
 
 		if (
 			! empty( $this->arguments ) &&
-			 ( 'help' !== $this->arguments[0] )
-			 && $this->arguments !== [ 'cli', 'version' ]
-			)
-		 {
+			( ! in_array( $this->arguments[0], [ 'cli', 'config', 'help' ], true ) )
+		) {
+			$this->check_requirements();
+			$this->maybe_trigger_migration();
+		}
+		if ( [ 'cli', 'info' ] === $this->arguments && $this->check_requirements( false ) ) {
+			$this->maybe_trigger_migration();
+		}
+	}
 
-			// Minimum requirement checks.
-			$docker_running = 'docker ps > /dev/null';
-			if ( ! EE::exec( $docker_running ) ) {
-				EE::error( 'docker not installed or not running.' );
-			}
+	/**
+	 * Check EE requirements for required commands.
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $show_error To display error or to retutn status.
+	 */
+	public function check_requirements( $show_error = true ) {
 
-			$docker_compose_installed = 'command -v docker-compose > /dev/null';
-			if ( ! EE::exec( $docker_compose_installed ) ) {
-				EE::error( 'EasyEngine requires docker-compose.' );
-			}
+		$status = true;
+		$error  = [];
 
-			if ( version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '7.2.0' ) < 0 ) {
-				EE::error( 'EasyEngine requires minimum PHP 7.2.0 to run.' );
-			}
+		$docker_running = 'docker ps > /dev/null';
+		if ( ! EE::exec( $docker_running ) ) {
+			$status   = false;
+			$error[]  = 'Docker not installed or not running.';
+		}
 
-			$this->maybe_trigger_migration();
+		$docker_compose_installed = 'command -v docker-compose > /dev/null';
+		if ( ! EE::exec( $docker_compose_installed ) ) {
+			$status   = false;
+			$error[]  = 'EasyEngine requires docker-compose.';
 		}
+
+		if ( version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '7.2.0' ) < 0 ) {
+			$status   = false;
+			$error[]  = 'EasyEngine requires minimum PHP 7.2.0 to run.';
+		}
+
+		if ( $show_error && ! $status ) {
+			EE::error( reset( $error ) );
+		}
+
+		return $status;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/php/commands/src/CLI_Command.php b/php/commands/src/CLI_Command.php
index c1bafea71..a80198165 100644
--- a/php/commands/src/CLI_Command.php
+++ b/php/commands/src/CLI_Command.php
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ public function update( $_, $assoc_args ) {
 			$download_url = $newest['package_url'];
 			$md5_url      = str_replace( '.phar', '.phar.md5', $download_url );
 		}
+		EE::get_runner()->check_requirements();
 		EE::log( sprintf( 'Downloading from %s...', $download_url ) );
 		$temp    = \EE\Utils\get_temp_dir() . uniqid( 'ee_', true ) . '.phar';
 		$headers = array();
@@ -493,6 +494,11 @@ public function cmd_dump() {
 	 */
 	public function self_uninstall( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 
+		if ( ! EE::get_runner()->check_requirements( false ) ) {
+			EE::error( 'Unable to proceed with uninstallation. Seems there is a dependency down.', false );
+			die;
+		}
+
 		EE::confirm( "Are you sure you want to remove EasyEngine and all its sites(along with their data)?\nThis is an irreversible action. No backup will be kept.", $assoc_args );
 
 		EE::exec( 'docker rm -f $(docker ps -aqf label=org.label-schema.vendor="EasyEngine")' );