diff --git a/lib/cli/src/helpers.ts b/lib/cli/src/helpers.ts
index 63eca144909..2893ecd8d6b 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/lib/cli/src/helpers.ts
@@ -182,27 +182,6 @@ export function codeLog(codeLines: string[], leftPadAmount?: number) {
   logger.log(finalResult);
 }
 
-export function installDepsFromPackageJson(options: NpmOptions) {
-  let done = commandLog('Preparing to install dependencies');
-  done();
-  logger.log();
-
-  let result;
-  if (options.useYarn) {
-    result = spawnSync('yarn', { stdio: 'inherit' });
-  } else {
-    result = spawnSync('npm', ['install'], { stdio: 'inherit' });
-  }
-
-  logger.log();
-  done = commandLog('Installing dependencies');
-  if (result.status !== 0) {
-    done('An error occurred while installing dependencies.');
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-  done();
-}
-
 /**
  * Add dependencies to a project using `yarn add` or `npm install`.
  *
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/initiate.ts b/lib/cli/src/initiate.ts
index 61d2daf5eec..e63cdc60c3c 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/initiate.ts
+++ b/lib/cli/src/initiate.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@ import {
   StoryFormat,
   SupportedLanguage,
 } from './project_types';
-import {
-  commandLog,
-  codeLog,
-  paddedLog,
-  installDepsFromPackageJson,
-  getPackageJson,
-} from './helpers';
+import { commandLog, codeLog, paddedLog, getPackageJson } from './helpers';
 import angularGenerator from './generators/ANGULAR';
 import emberGenerator from './generators/EMBER';
 import meteorGenerator from './generators/METEOR';
@@ -37,6 +31,7 @@ import svelteGenerator from './generators/SVELTE';
 import raxGenerator from './generators/RAX';
 import { warn } from './warn';
 import { JsPackageManagerFactory } from './js-package-manager/JsPackageManagerFactory';
+import { NpmOptions } from './NpmOptions';
 
 const logger = console;
 
@@ -54,7 +49,7 @@ type CommandOptions = {
 const installStorybook = (projectType: ProjectType, options: CommandOptions): Promise<void> => {
   const packageManager = JsPackageManagerFactory.getPackageManager(options.useNpm);
 
-  const npmOptions = {
+  const npmOptions: NpmOptions = {
     useYarn: Boolean(options.useNpm !== true) && hasYarn(),
     installAsDevDependencies: true,
     skipInstall: options.skipInstall,
@@ -72,7 +67,7 @@ const installStorybook = (projectType: ProjectType, options: CommandOptions): Pr
 
   const end = () => {
     if (!options.skipInstall) {
-      installDepsFromPackageJson(npmOptions);
+      packageManager.installDependencies();
     }
 
     logger.log('\nTo run your storybook, type:\n');
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/JsPackageManager.ts b/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/JsPackageManager.ts
index bcf1cbcd882..446025897e1 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/JsPackageManager.ts
+++ b/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/JsPackageManager.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
+import { commandLog } from '../helpers';
+
+const logger = console;
+
 export abstract class JsPackageManager {
   public abstract initPackageJson(): void;
 
   public abstract getRunStorybookCommand(): string;
+
+  public installDependencies(): void {
+    let done = commandLog('Preparing to install dependencies');
+    done();
+    logger.log();
+
+    const result = this.runInstall();
+
+    logger.log();
+    done = commandLog('Installing dependencies');
+    if (result.status !== 0) {
+      done('An error occurred while installing dependencies.');
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+    done();
+  }
+
+  protected abstract runInstall(): { status: number };
 }
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/NPMProxy.ts b/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/NPMProxy.ts
index 6145675570f..b3d4b46d7ad 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/NPMProxy.ts
+++ b/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/NPMProxy.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import spawn from 'cross-spawn';
+import { sync as spawnSync } from 'cross-spawn';
 import { JsPackageManager } from './JsPackageManager';
 
 export class NPMProxy extends JsPackageManager {
   initPackageJson() {
-    const results = spawn.sync('npm', ['init', '-y'], {
+    const results = spawnSync('npm', ['init', '-y'], {
       cwd: process.cwd(),
       env: process.env,
       stdio: 'pipe',
@@ -15,4 +15,8 @@ export class NPMProxy extends JsPackageManager {
   getRunStorybookCommand(): string {
     return 'npm run storybook';
   }
+
+  protected runInstall(): { status: number } {
+    return spawnSync('npm', ['install'], { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/Yarn1Proxy.ts b/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/Yarn1Proxy.ts
index c90b77fa5a4..c1d8fdf9353 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/Yarn1Proxy.ts
+++ b/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/Yarn1Proxy.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import spawn from 'cross-spawn';
+import { sync as spawnSync } from 'cross-spawn';
 import { JsPackageManager } from './JsPackageManager';
 
 export class Yarn1Proxy extends JsPackageManager {
   initPackageJson() {
-    const results = spawn.sync('yarn', ['init', '-y'], {
+    const results = spawnSync('yarn', ['init', '-y'], {
       cwd: process.cwd(),
       env: process.env,
       stdio: 'pipe',
@@ -15,4 +15,8 @@ export class Yarn1Proxy extends JsPackageManager {
   getRunStorybookCommand(): string {
     return 'yarn storybook';
   }
+
+  protected runInstall(): { status: number } {
+    return spawnSync('yarn', { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/Yarn2Proxy.ts b/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/Yarn2Proxy.ts
index 6965239f62a..e29d2a17ad3 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/Yarn2Proxy.ts
+++ b/lib/cli/src/js-package-manager/Yarn2Proxy.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import spawn from 'cross-spawn';
+import { sync as spawnSync } from 'cross-spawn';
 import { JsPackageManager } from './JsPackageManager';
 
 export class Yarn2Proxy extends JsPackageManager {
   initPackageJson() {
-    const results = spawn.sync('yarn', ['init'], {
+    const results = spawnSync('yarn', ['init'], {
       cwd: process.cwd(),
       env: process.env,
       stdio: 'pipe',
@@ -15,4 +15,8 @@ export class Yarn2Proxy extends JsPackageManager {
   getRunStorybookCommand(): string {
     return 'yarn storybook';
   }
+
+  protected runInstall(): { status: number } {
+    return spawnSync('yarn', { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  }
 }