diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index 812a17ab..ad184a12 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ the testing efforts!
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{internal.RCFlag},
 	Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 		mainURL := "https://install.abra.coopcloud.tech"
-		cmd := exec.Command("bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("curl -s %s | bash", mainURL))
+		cmd := exec.Command("bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("wget -q -O- %s | bash", mainURL))
 
 		if internal.RC {
 			releaseCandidateURL := "https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/abra/raw/branch/main/scripts/installer/installer"
-			cmd = exec.Command("bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("curl -s %s | bash -s -- --rc", releaseCandidateURL))
+			cmd = exec.Command("bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("wget -q -O- %s | bash -s -- --rc", releaseCandidateURL))
 		}
 
 		logrus.Debugf("attempting to run %s", cmd)
diff --git a/scripts/installer/installer b/scripts/installer/installer
index 17d5ec1d..5112b1ba 100755
--- a/scripts/installer/installer
+++ b/scripts/installer/installer
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ function print_checksum_error {
 function install_abra_release {
   mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
 
-  if ! type "curl" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "'curl' is not installed, cannot proceed..."
+  if ! type "wget" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "'wget' is not installed, cannot proceed..."
     echo "perhaps try installing manually via the releases URL?"
     echo "https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/abra/releases"
     exit 1
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ function install_abra_release {
   sed_command_rel='s/.*"assets":\[\{[^]]*"name":"'$FILENAME'"[^}]*"browser_download_url":"([^"]*)".*\].*/\1/p'
   sed_command_checksums='s/.*"assets":\[\{[^\]*"name":"checksums.txt"[^}]*"browser_download_url":"([^"]*)".*\].*/\1/p'
 
-  json=$(curl -s $ABRA_RELEASE_URL)
+  json=$(wget -q -O- $ABRA_RELEASE_URL)
   release_url=$(echo $json | sed -En $sed_command_rel)
   checksums_url=$(echo $json | sed -En $sed_command_checksums)
 
-  checksums=$(curl -s $checksums_url)
+  checksums=$(wget -q -0- $checksums_url)
   checksum=$(echo "$checksums" | grep "$FILENAME" - | sed -En 's/([0-9a-f]{64})\s+'"$FILENAME"'.*/\1/p')
 
   echo "downloading $ABRA_VERSION $PLATFORM binary release for abra..."
-  curl --progress-bar "$release_url" --output "$HOME/.local/bin/.abra-download"
+  wget -q --show-progress "$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