diff --git a/installers/charmed_install.sh b/installers/charmed_install.sh
index 2cd9a07..49c5fb5 100755
--- a/installers/charmed_install.sh
+++ b/installers/charmed_install.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 # set -eux
 
-LXD_VERSION=4.0
+LXD_VERSION=5.0
 JUJU_VERSION=2.9
 JUJU_AGENT_VERSION=2.9.33
 K8S_CLOUD_NAME="k8s-cloud"
@@ -177,7 +177,12 @@
               sudo sysctl --system
               # Install LXD snap
               sudo apt-get remove --purge -y liblxc1 lxc-common lxcfs lxd lxd-client
-              sudo snap install lxd --channel $LXD_VERSION/stable
+              snap info lxd | grep installed > /dev/null
+              if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+                sudo snap refresh lxd --channel $LXD_VERSION/stable
+              else
+                sudo snap install lxd --channel $LXD_VERSION/stable
+              fi
               # Configure LXD
               sudo usermod -a -G lxd `whoami`
               cat /usr/share/osm-devops/installers/lxd-preseed.conf | sed 's/^config: {}/config:\n  core.https_address: '$LXDENDPOINT':8443/' | sg lxd -c "lxd init --preseed"
diff --git a/installers/full_install_osm.sh b/installers/full_install_osm.sh
index 58958c9..d2f5e52 100755
--- a/installers/full_install_osm.sh
+++ b/installers/full_install_osm.sh
@@ -162,7 +162,12 @@
 
     # Install LXD snap
     sudo apt-get remove --purge -y liblxc1 lxc-common lxcfs lxd lxd-client
-    sudo snap install lxd --channel $LXD_VERSION/stable
+    snap info lxd | grep installed > /dev/null
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        sudo snap refresh lxd --channel $LXD_VERSION/stable
+    else
+        sudo snap install lxd --channel $LXD_VERSION/stable
+    fi
 
     # Configure LXD
     sudo usermod -a -G lxd `whoami`
@@ -871,7 +876,7 @@
     [ -z "${DEBUG_INSTALL}" ] || DEBUG end of function
 }
 
-LXD_VERSION=4.0
+LXD_VERSION=5.0
 JUJU_VERSION=2.9
 JUJU_AGENT_VERSION=2.9.29
 UNINSTALL=""