diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 719f304..28630ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 Automated system-wide installation:
 ```
-curl -fsSL https://gitea.jde.nz/public/dehydrate/releases/download/latest/install.sh | bash
+curl -fsSL https://gitea.jde.nz/public/dehydrate/releases/download/latest/install.sh | sudo bash
 ```
 To download just the dehydrate executable:
 ```
-curl -fsSL -o dehydrate https://gitea.jde.nz/public/dehydrate/releases/download/latest/dehydrate.amd64 && chmod a+x bb64
+curl -fsSL -o dehydrate https://gitea.jde.nz/public/dehydrate/releases/download/latest/dehydrate.amd64 && chmod a+x dehydrate
 ```
 
 ## How it Works
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index afa2a96..ddc7ac0 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -3,24 +3,23 @@ set -e
 
 PROJECT="dehydrate"
 
+# RUN AS ROOT
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "This script must be run as root" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # 0. see if we were passed a folder to install to
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 INSTALL_DIR="$1"
 if [[ -z "$INSTALL_DIR" ]]; then
     INSTALL_DIR="/usr/local/bin"
 else
-    echo "Installing $PROJECT to $INSTALL_DIR"
     if [[ ! -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ]]; then
         mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
     fi
 fi
-
-# 0. see if we were passed a user to chown to
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-CHOWN_USER="$2"
-if [[ -z "$CHOWN_USER" ]]; then
-    CHOWN_USER=$(id -u)
-fi
+echo "Installing $PROJECT to $INSTALL_DIR"
 
 # 1. Determine architecture
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
@@ -35,27 +34,18 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# 3. Download the appropriate binary to a temp directory
+# 3. Download the appropriate binary
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
-trap 'rm -rf "$TMPDIR"' EXIT
-URL="https://gitea.jde.nz/public/$PROJECT/releases/download/latest/$BIN"
-echo "Downloading $BIN from $URL..."
 
-curl -fsSL -o "$TMPDIR/$PROJECT" "$URL"
+URL="https://gitea.jde.nz/public/$PROJECT/releases/download/latest/$BIN"
+echo "Downloading $BIN from $URL to $TMPDIR..."
+
+curl -fsSL -o "$INSTALL_DIR/$PROJECT" "$URL"
 
 # 4. Make it executable
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-chmod +x "$TMPDIR/$PROJECT"
-
-# 5. Move to /usr/local/bin
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-docker run --rm -v "$TMPDIR:/tmp" -v "$INSTALL_DIR:/target" alpine sh -c "cp /tmp/$PROJECT /target/$PROJECT; chown $CHOWN_USER /target/$PROJECT"
-rm "$TMPDIR/$PROJECT"
+chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/$PROJECT"
 
 # 6. Print success message
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 echo "$PROJECT installed successfully to $INSTALL_DIR/$PROJECT (arch $ARCH)"
-echo " "
-echo "Update $PROJECT in future with:"
-echo "    $PROJECT -u"