diff --git a/contrib/devtools/proto-tools-installer.sh b/contrib/devtools/proto-tools-installer.sh
index db2bdd64d838..fd287ddd8db3 100755
--- a/contrib/devtools/proto-tools-installer.sh
+++ b/contrib/devtools/proto-tools-installer.sh
@@ -85,9 +85,13 @@ f_install_buf() {
 
 f_install_protoc_gen_gocosmos() {
   f_print_installing_with_padding protoc-gen-gocosmos
-  pushd "${TEMPDIR}" >/dev/null
+
+  if ! grep "github.com/gogo/protobuf => github.com/regen-network/protobuf" go.mod &>/dev/null ; then
+    echo -e "\tPlease run this command from somewhere inside the cosmos-sdk folder."
+    return 1
+  fi
+
   go get github.com/regen-network/cosmos-proto/protoc-gen-gocosmos 2>/dev/null
-  popd >/dev/null
   f_print_done
 }