diff --git a/src/code/InstallHelper.cs b/src/code/InstallHelper.cs
index fef419a4f..0616cf040 100644
--- a/src/code/InstallHelper.cs
+++ b/src/code/InstallHelper.cs
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ private List<PSResourceInfo> ProcessRepositories(
                 allPkgsInstalled.AddRange(installedPkgs);
             }
 
-            if (!_cmdletPassedIn.MyInvocation.BoundParameters.ContainsKey("WhatIf") && _pkgNamesToInstall.Count > 0)
+            if ((!_cmdletPassedIn.MyInvocation.BoundParameters.ContainsKey("WhatIf") || (SwitchParameter)_cmdletPassedIn.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["WhatIf"] == false) && _pkgNamesToInstall.Count > 0)
             {
                 string repositoryWording = repositoryNamesToSearch.Count > 1 ? "registered repositories" : "repository";
                 _cmdletPassedIn.WriteError(new ErrorRecord(
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ private List<PSResourceInfo> InstallPackages(
                     }
 
                     // If -WhatIf is passed in, early out.
-                    if (_cmdletPassedIn.MyInvocation.BoundParameters.ContainsKey("WhatIf"))
+                    if (_cmdletPassedIn.MyInvocation.BoundParameters.ContainsKey("WhatIf") && (SwitchParameter)_cmdletPassedIn.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["WhatIf"] == true)
                     {
                         return pkgsSuccessfullyInstalled;
                     }
diff --git a/src/code/RegisterPSResourceRepository.cs b/src/code/RegisterPSResourceRepository.cs
index ddf5cad24..a4994df8a 100644
--- a/src/code/RegisterPSResourceRepository.cs
+++ b/src/code/RegisterPSResourceRepository.cs
@@ -186,17 +186,20 @@ protected override void ProcessRecord()
                     break;
 
                 case PSGalleryParameterSet:
-                    try
-                    {
-                        items.Add(PSGalleryParameterSetHelper(Priority, Trusted));
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception e)
+                    if (PSGallery)
                     {
-                        ThrowTerminatingError(new ErrorRecord(
-                            new PSInvalidOperationException(e.Message),
-                            "ErrorInPSGalleryParameterSet",
-                            ErrorCategory.InvalidArgument,
-                            this));
+                        try
+                        {
+                            items.Add(PSGalleryParameterSetHelper(Priority, Trusted));
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception e)
+                        {
+                            ThrowTerminatingError(new ErrorRecord(
+                                new PSInvalidOperationException(e.Message),
+                                "ErrorInPSGalleryParameterSet",
+                                ErrorCategory.InvalidArgument,
+                                this));
+                        }
                     }
                     break;
 
diff --git a/test/InstallPSResourceTests/InstallPSResourceRepositorySearching.Tests.ps1 b/test/InstallPSResourceTests/InstallPSResourceRepositorySearching.Tests.ps1
index 46d4c54a6..eea4dae94 100644
--- a/test/InstallPSResourceTests/InstallPSResourceRepositorySearching.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/InstallPSResourceTests/InstallPSResourceRepositorySearching.Tests.ps1
@@ -137,4 +137,12 @@ Describe 'Test Install-PSResource for searching and looping through repositories
         $err | Should -HaveCount 0
         $warningVar | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
     }
+
+    It "install resources from repository should respect WhatIf value of false" {
+        # Package "test_module" exists in the following repositories (in this order): localRepo, PSGallery, NuGetGallery
+        $res = Install-PSResource -Name $testModuleName -Repository $PSGalleryName -TrustRepository -SkipDependencyCheck -PassThru -WhatIf:$false
+        $res | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
+        $res.Name | Should -Be $testModuleName
+        $res.Repository | Should -Be $PSGalleryName
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/ResourceRepositoryTests/RegisterPSResourceRepository.Tests.ps1 b/test/ResourceRepositoryTests/RegisterPSResourceRepository.Tests.ps1
index 783457d55..f9c350356 100644
--- a/test/ResourceRepositoryTests/RegisterPSResourceRepository.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/ResourceRepositoryTests/RegisterPSResourceRepository.Tests.ps1
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ Describe "Test Register-PSResourceRepository" -tags 'CI' {
         $res.Priority | Should -Be 50
     }
 
+    It "register repository with PSGallery switch parameter value of false (PSGalleryParameterSet)" {
+        Unregister-PSResourceRepository -Name $PSGalleryName
+        $res = Register-PSResourceRepository -PSGallery:$false -PassThru
+        $res  | Should -BeNullOrEmpty
+    }
+
     It "register repository with PSGallery, Trusted parameters (PSGalleryParameterSet)" {
         Unregister-PSResourceRepository -Name $PSGalleryName
         $res = Register-PSResourceRepository -PSGallery -Trusted -PassThru