diff --git a/src/winetricks b/src/winetricks
index e1774793f..6666f376b 100755
--- a/src/winetricks
+++ b/src/winetricks
@@ -14078,12 +14078,16 @@ w_metadata winemono dlls \
 
 load_winemono()
 {
-    # Look for registry keys
+    # Look for registry keys and cached .msi files
     ${WINE} reg query "HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy" 1>/dev/null # check for wine-mono/dotnet48- regkeys (dotnet5+/dotnetcore don't store regkeys here)
-    regquery_dnbelow5=$? # 0 = found regkeys; 1 = no regkeys (or wine crashed while searching)
+    regquery_dnbelow5=$? # 0 = found regkeys; 1 = no regkeys (or wine crashed while searching). 
     ${WINE} reg query "HKCU\\Software\\Wine\\Mono" 1>/dev/null # check if a user created a custom wine-mono installation. This is not a default regkey when wine-mono is installed
     regquery_customwinemono=$? # 0 = found regkeys; 1 = no regkeys (or wine crashed while searching)
-    # Note: Can't use winetricks w_try here since we are counting on an error code being returned.
+    for winemono_msicaches in "${HOME}/.cache/wine/" "/usr/share/wine/mono/" "/opt/wine/mono/"; do
+        if winemono_cachedmsi=$(find ${winemono_msicaches} -iname 'wine-mono*.msi'); then
+            break
+        fi
+    done
 
     # Cancel installation if .NET or wine-mono are already installed
     if [ -d "${W_WINDIR_UNIX}/mono/mono-2.0" ] || [ -d "${WINEPREFIX}/share/wine/mono/wine-mono-5.0.0" ] || [ -d "/usr/local/share/wine/mono/wine-mono-5.0.0" ] || [ -d "/usr/share/wine/mono/wine-mono-5.0.0" ] || [ -d "/opt/wine/mono/wine-mono-5.0.0" ] || [ ${regquery_customwinemono} -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -14094,7 +14098,7 @@ load_winemono()
     fi
 
     # Auto-install any cached wine-mono*.msi files silenty, or use AHK to silently press "Wine Mono Installer" install button, or run "Wine Mono Installer" for user
-    if [ -e "${HOME}"/.cache/wine/wine-mono*.msi ] || [ -e /usr/share/wine/mono/wine-mono*.msi ] || [ -e /opt/wine/mono/wine-mono*.msi ]; then
+    if [ ${winemono_cachedmsi} ]; then
         w_try "${WINE}" control.exe appwiz.cpl install_mono # launch Wine Mono Installer
         # Note: Wine Mono Installer will auto-install a cached wine-mono*.msi if it is in any of these directories (ignores .tar.gz / .tar.xz files).
     elif [ ${W_OPT_UNATTENDED} ]; then