diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 024d12d..c98ebe9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ An admin dashboard for Wireguard — manage hosts, clients, tunnels, and IP rule
 Run the install script on a fresh machine:
 
 ```bash
-REPO_URL=https://git.tben.me/Moduletrace/wireguard-ui.git bash -c '$(< <(curl -fsSL https://git.tben.me/Moduletrace/wireguard-ui/raw/branch/main/src/scripts/install-wg-ui.sh))'
+bash < <(curl -fsSL https://git.tben.me/Moduletrace/wireguard-ui/raw/branch/main/src/scripts/install-wg-ui.sh)
 ```
 
 Or clone the repo and run the script manually:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Or clone the repo and run the script manually:
 ```bash
 git clone https://git.tben.me/Moduletrace/wireguard-ui.git
 cd wireguard-ui
-REPO_URL=https://git.tben.me/Moduletrace/wireguard-ui.git bash src/scripts/install-wg-ui.sh
+bash src/scripts/install-wg-ui.sh
 ```
 
 The install script will:
diff --git a/src/scripts/install-wg-ui.sh b/src/scripts/install-wg-ui.sh
index fd9a37e..f650daa 100755
--- a/src/scripts/install-wg-ui.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/install-wg-ui.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ WGUI_LIB_DIR="/var/lib/wgui"
 WG_QUICK_HELPER="$WGUI_LIB_DIR/scripts/wg-quick-manage.sh"
 INSTALL_DIR="${INSTALL_DIR:-}"
 SERVICE_NAME="${SERVICE_NAME:-wgui}"
-REPO_URL="${REPO_URL:-}"
+REPO_URL="${REPO_URL:-https://git.tben.me/Moduletrace/wireguard-ui.git}"
 BRANCH="${BRANCH:-main}"
 BUN_INSTALL_DIR="${BUN_INSTALL_DIR:-/opt/bun}"
 BUN_VERSION="${BUN_VERSION:-1.3.14}"
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ log "running the wg-ui service as root"
 if [ "$DEV_MODE" = true ]; then
     INSTALL_DIR="${INSTALL_DIR:-$REPO_ROOT}"
     log "NODE_ENV=development — using local repo at $INSTALL_DIR, skipping clone and system service installation (daemon is assumed to already be running)"
-elif [ -z "$REPO_URL" ]; then
-    fail "REPO_URL is not set — pass the git URL of the wg-ui repo, e.g.
-  REPO_URL=https://git.tben.me/Moduletrace/wireguard-ui.git $0"
 else
     INSTALL_DIR="${INSTALL_DIR:-$WGUI_LIB_DIR/webapp}"
 fi