diff --git a/scripts/installer/installer b/scripts/installer/installer
index f5873ff8..d7daa440 100755
--- a/scripts/installer/installer
+++ b/scripts/installer/installer
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function install_abra_release {
   checksum=$(echo "$checksums" | grep "$FILENAME" - | sed -En 's/([0-9a-f]{64})\s+'"$FILENAME"'.*/\1/p')
 
   echo "downloading $ABRA_VERSION $PLATFORM binary release for abra..."
-  wget -q --show-progress "$release_url" -O "$HOME/.local/bin/.abra-download"
+  wget -q "$release_url" -O "$HOME/.local/bin/.abra-download"
   localsum=$(sha256sum $HOME/.local/bin/.abra-download | sed -En 's/([0-9a-f]{64})\s+.*/\1/p')
   echo "checking if checksums match..."
   if [[ "$localsum" != "$checksum" ]]; then