diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cli/named_args.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cli/named_args.rb
index f1f5bf2ad2..c7a509b80c 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cli/named_args.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cli/named_args.rb
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ module Homebrew
           begin
             return Cask::CaskLoader.load(name, config: Cask::Config.from_args(@parent))
           rescue Cask::CaskUnavailableError => e
-            retry if Tap.install_default_cask_tap_if_necessary
-
             raise e if only == :cask
           end
         end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
index 8be132b70a..14455e8bd1 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
@@ -153,8 +153,14 @@ module Homebrew
       EOS
     end
 
-    formulae, casks = args.named.to_formulae_and_casks
-                          .partition { |formula_or_cask| formula_or_cask.is_a?(Formula) }
+    begin
+      formulae, casks = args.named.to_formulae_and_casks
+                            .partition { |formula_or_cask| formula_or_cask.is_a?(Formula) }
+    rescue FormulaOrCaskUnavailableError, Cask::CaskUnavailableError => e
+      retry if Tap.install_default_cask_tap_if_necessary(force: args.cask?)
+
+      raise e
+    end
 
     if casks.any?
       Cask::Cmd::Install.install_casks(
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/tap.rb
index 25dcb2042f..ca2701238a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/tap.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class Tap
-  def self.install_default_cask_tap_if_necessary
+  def self.install_default_cask_tap_if_necessary(force: false)
     return false if default_cask_tap.installed?
 
-    return false if Tap.untapped_official_taps.include?(default_cask_tap.name)
+    return false if !force && Tap.untapped_official_taps.include?(default_cask_tap.name)
 
     default_cask_tap.install
     true
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
index bbf73c37a8..739ecdaca7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class Tap
     @default_cask_tap ||= fetch("Homebrew", "cask")
   end
 
-  sig { returns(T::Boolean) }
-  def self.install_default_cask_tap_if_necessary
+  sig { params(force: T::Boolean).returns(T::Boolean) }
+  def self.install_default_cask_tap_if_necessary(force: false)
     false
   end