diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index 97a5225d..e800b693 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           python3 -m multiversx_sdk_cli.cli deps install testwallets
+          python3 -m multiversx_sdk_cli.cli deps install rust
       - name: Run unit tests
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d4825988..d9559ab3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup test dependencies
         run: |
           python3 -m multiversx_sdk_cli.cli deps install testwallets
+          python3 -m multiversx_sdk_cli.cli deps install rust
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
           export PYTHONPATH=.
diff --git a/multiversx_sdk_cli/cli_contracts.py b/multiversx_sdk_cli/cli_contracts.py
index ecb3a06d..0b0009b8 100644
--- a/multiversx_sdk_cli/cli_contracts.py
+++ b/multiversx_sdk_cli/cli_contracts.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     trigger_contract_verification
 from multiversx_sdk_cli.contracts import SmartContract, query_contract
 from multiversx_sdk_cli.cosign_transaction import cosign_transaction
+from multiversx_sdk_cli.dependency_checker import check_if_rust_is_installed
 from multiversx_sdk_cli.docker import is_docker_installed, run_docker
 from multiversx_sdk_cli.errors import DockerMissingError, NoWalletProvided
 from multiversx_sdk_cli.interfaces import IAddress
@@ -279,11 +280,13 @@ def get_project_paths(args: Any) -> List[Path]:
 
 
 def clean(args: Any):
+    check_if_rust_is_installed()
     project_path = args.path
     projects.clean_project(Path(project_path))
 
 
 def build(args: Any):
+    check_if_rust_is_installed()
     project_paths = [Path(args.path)]
     arg_list = cli_shared.convert_args_object_to_args_list(args)
 
@@ -292,11 +295,13 @@ def build(args: Any):
 
 
 def do_report(args: Any):
+    check_if_rust_is_installed()
     args_dict = args.__dict__
     projects.do_report(args, args_dict)
 
 
 def run_tests(args: Any):
+    check_if_rust_is_installed()
     project_paths = get_project_paths(args)
     for project in project_paths:
         projects.run_tests(project, args)
diff --git a/multiversx_sdk_cli/dependency_checker.py b/multiversx_sdk_cli/dependency_checker.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffe0d180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multiversx_sdk_cli/dependency_checker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from multiversx_sdk_cli import config, errors, ux
+from multiversx_sdk_cli.dependencies.modules import Rust
+
+
+def check_if_rust_is_installed():
+    RUST_MODULE_KEY = "rust"
+    rust_module = Rust(RUST_MODULE_KEY)
+    if not rust_module.is_installed(""):
+        tag = config.get_dependency_tag(RUST_MODULE_KEY)
+        ux.show_critical_error("Rust is not installed on your machine. Run `mxpy deps install rust --overwrite` and try again.")
+        raise errors.DependencyMissing(RUST_MODULE_KEY, tag)
diff --git a/multiversx_sdk_cli/projects/templates.py b/multiversx_sdk_cli/projects/templates.py
index dcf57185..3b5890b9 100644
--- a/multiversx_sdk_cli/projects/templates.py
+++ b/multiversx_sdk_cli/projects/templates.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from typing import List, Union
 
 from multiversx_sdk_cli import myprocess
-from multiversx_sdk_cli.dependencies.install import install_module
+from multiversx_sdk_cli.dependency_checker import check_if_rust_is_installed
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("projects.templates")
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def create_from_template(self) -> None:
 
     def _ensure_dependencies_installed(self):
         logger.info("Checking if the necessarry dependencies are installed.")
-        install_module("rust")
+        check_if_rust_is_installed()
 
     def _prepare_args_to_list_templates(self) -> List[str]:
         args = ["sc-meta", "templates"]