diff --git a/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py b/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py
index 5a56e764..dc3f80b4 100644
--- a/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py
+++ b/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ class InstallProgressController(SubiquityTuiController):
         self._log_syslog_identifier = 'curtin_log.%s' % (os.getpid(),)
         self.tb_extractor = TracebackExtractor()
         self.curtin_event_contexts = {}
-        self.confirmation = asyncio.Event()
 
     def interactive(self):
         return self.app.interactive()
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ class InstallProgressController(SubiquityTuiController):
 
             self.update_state(InstallState.NEEDS_CONFIRMATION)
 
-            await self.confirmation.wait()
+            await self.model.confirmation.wait()
 
             self.update_state(InstallState.RUNNING)
 
diff --git a/subiquity/core.py b/subiquity/core.py
index ce3e0ef0..e4e48f9d 100644
--- a/subiquity/core.py
+++ b/subiquity/core.py
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ class Subiquity(TuiApplication):
         self.note_data_for_apport("SnapUpdated", str(self.updated))
         self.note_data_for_apport("UsingAnswers", str(bool(self.answers)))
 
-        self.install_confirmed = False
-
     def subiquity_event(self, event):
         if event["MESSAGE"] == "starting install":
             if event["_PID"] == os.getpid():
@@ -405,8 +403,7 @@ class Subiquity(TuiApplication):
             listener.report_finish_event(context, description, status)
 
     async def confirm_install(self):
-        self.install_confirmed = True
-        self.controllers.InstallProgress.confirmation.set()
+        self.base_model.confirm()
 
     def _cancel_show_progress(self):
         if self.show_progress_handle is not None:
@@ -466,11 +463,8 @@ class Subiquity(TuiApplication):
                 self.next_screen(self.confirm_install())
 
     async def make_view_for_controller(self, new):
-        can_install = all(e.is_set() for e in self.base_model.install_events)
-        if can_install and not self.install_confirmed:
-            if new.model_name:
-                if not self.base_model.is_configured(new.model_name):
-                    raise Confirm
+        if self.base_model.needs_confirmation(new.model_name):
+            raise Confirm
         if new.interactive():
             if new.answers:
                 self.aio_loop.call_soon(new.run_answers)
diff --git a/subiquity/models/subiquity.py b/subiquity/models/subiquity.py
index 7896ed5c..9eefffa9 100644
--- a/subiquity/models/subiquity.py
+++ b/subiquity/models/subiquity.py
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ class SubiquityModel:
         self.ssh = SSHModel()
         self.userdata = {}
 
+        self.confirmation = asyncio.Event()
+
         self._events = {
             name: asyncio.Event() for name in ALL_MODEL_NAMES
             }
@@ -143,6 +145,16 @@ class SubiquityModel:
                 }
         log.debug("model %s is configured, to go %s", model_name, unconfigured)
 
+    def needs_confirmation(self, model_name):
+        if model_name is None:
+            return False
+        if not all(e.is_set() for e in self.install_events):
+            return None
+        return not self.confirmation.is_set()
+
+    def confirm(self):
+        self.confirmation.set()
+
     def is_configured(self, model_name):
         return self._events[model_name].is_set()