diff --git a/src/modules/grubcfg/main.py b/src/modules/grubcfg/main.py
index 197a22edf..419aa67c1 100644
--- a/src/modules/grubcfg/main.py
+++ b/src/modules/grubcfg/main.py
@@ -44,16 +44,21 @@ def modify_grub_default(partitions, root_mount_point, distributor):
     dracut_bin = libcalamares.utils.target_env_call(
         ["sh", "-c", "which dracut"]
         )
-    have_dracut = dracut_bin == 0  # Shell exit value 0 means success
+    plymouth_bin = libcalamares.utils.target_env_call(
+        ["sh", "-c", "which plymouth"]
+        )
+
+    # Shell exit value 0 means success
+    have_plymouth = plymouth_bin == 0
+    have_dracut = dracut_bin == 0
 
     use_splash = ""
     swap_uuid = ""
     swap_outer_uuid = ""
     swap_outer_mappername = None
 
-    if libcalamares.globalstorage.contains("hasPlymouth"):
-        if libcalamares.globalstorage.value("hasPlymouth"):
-            use_splash = "splash"
+    if have_plymouth:
+        use_splash = "splash"
 
     cryptdevice_params = []
 
diff --git a/src/modules/plymouthcfg/main.py b/src/modules/plymouthcfg/main.py
index 2cb4f6dac..0bbd80de4 100644
--- a/src/modules/plymouthcfg/main.py
+++ b/src/modules/plymouthcfg/main.py
@@ -40,14 +40,9 @@ class PlymouthController:
                          "/etc/plymouth/plymouthd.conf"])
 
     def detect(self):
-        isPlymouth = target_env_call(["which", "plymouth"])
+        isPlymouth = target_env_call(["sh", "-c", "which plymouth"])
         debug("which plymouth exit code: {!s}".format(isPlymouth))
 
-        if isPlymouth == 0:
-            libcalamares.globalstorage.insert("hasPlymouth", True)
-        else:
-            libcalamares.globalstorage.insert("hasPlymouth", False)
-
         return isPlymouth
 
     def run(self):