diff --git a/command/meta.go b/command/meta.go
index 27f7765f9..04c757497 100644
--- a/command/meta.go
+++ b/command/meta.go
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ func (m *Meta) confirm(opts *terraform.InputOpts) (bool, error) {
 	if !m.Input() {
 		return false, errors.New("input is disabled")
 	}
-	for {
+
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
 		v, err := m.UIInput().Input(opts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf(
@@ -490,6 +491,7 @@ func (m *Meta) confirm(opts *terraform.InputOpts) (bool, error) {
 			return true, nil
 		}
 	}
+	return false, nil
 }
 
 // showDiagnostics displays error and warning messages in the UI.
diff --git a/command/meta_backend_migrate.go b/command/meta_backend_migrate.go
index 552d70887..21c33d66d 100644
--- a/command/meta_backend_migrate.go
+++ b/command/meta_backend_migrate.go
@@ -346,22 +346,7 @@ func (m *Meta) backendMigrateEmptyConfirm(one, two state.State, opts *backendMig
 			opts.OneType, opts.TwoType),
 	}
 
-	// Confirm with the user that the copy should occur
-	for {
-		v, err := m.UIInput().Input(inputOpts)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf(
-				"Error asking for state copy action: %s", err)
-		}
-
-		switch strings.ToLower(v) {
-		case "no":
-			return false, nil
-
-		case "yes":
-			return true, nil
-		}
-	}
+	return m.confirm(inputOpts)
 }
 
 func (m *Meta) backendMigrateNonEmptyConfirm(
@@ -410,21 +395,7 @@ func (m *Meta) backendMigrateNonEmptyConfirm(
 	}
 
 	// Confirm with the user that the copy should occur
-	for {
-		v, err := m.UIInput().Input(inputOpts)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf(
-				"Error asking for state copy action: %s", err)
-		}
-
-		switch strings.ToLower(v) {
-		case "no":
-			return false, nil
-
-		case "yes":
-			return true, nil
-		}
-	}
+	return m.confirm(inputOpts)
 }
 
 type backendMigrateOpts struct {