diff --git a/tasks/install_powershell.ps1 b/tasks/install_powershell.ps1
index 21f54601..7d6134b5 100644
--- a/tasks/install_powershell.ps1
+++ b/tasks/install_powershell.ps1
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ if (($collection -like '*puppetcore*-nightly*') -And -Not ($PSBoundParameters.Co
   $windows_source = 'https://nightlies.puppet.com/downloads'
 } elseif (($collection -like '*puppetcore*') -And -Not ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('windows_source'))) {
   $windows_source = 'https://artifacts-puppetcore.puppet.com/v1/download'
+  if ($version -eq "" -Or !$version) {
+    Throw "You must provide a version to install the agent from puppetcore on Windows/MacOS."
+  }
 }
 
 if ($absolute_source) {
diff --git a/tasks/install_shell.sh b/tasks/install_shell.sh
index 11f02131..e0ec0681 100644
--- a/tasks/install_shell.sh
+++ b/tasks/install_shell.sh
@@ -841,11 +841,15 @@ case $platform in
         arch="arm64"
     fi
     if [[ "$collection" =~ "puppetcore" ]]; then
+      if [[ -z "$version" ]]; then
+        critical "You must provide a version to install the agent from puppetcore on MacOS/Windows."
+        exit 1
+      fi
       dots=$(echo "${version}" | grep -o '\.' | wc -l)
       if (( dots >= 3 )); then
-        download_url="${mac_source}?version=${version}&os_name=osx&os_version=${platform_version}&os_arch=${arch}&dev=true"
+        download_url="${mac_source}?type=native&version=${version}&os_name=osx&os_version=${platform_version}&os_arch=${arch}&dev=true"
       else
-        download_url="${mac_source}?version=${version}&os_name=osx&os_version=${platform_version}&os_arch=${arch}"
+        download_url="${mac_source}?type=native&version=${version}&os_name=osx&os_version=${platform_version}&os_arch=${arch}"
       fi
     else
       download_url="${mac_source}/mac/${collection}/${platform_version}/${arch}/${filename}"