diff --git a/docs/quickstart.mdx b/docs/quickstart.mdx
index b0349dd3..e5c834b8 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.mdx
+++ b/docs/quickstart.mdx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ description: "Install Strix and run your first security scan"
     Sigstore provenance before extracting. To skip those checks (not recommended):
 
     ```bash
-    STRIX_INSTALL_SKIP_VERIFY=1 curl -sSL https://strix.ai/install | bash
+    curl -sSL https://strix.ai/install | STRIX_INSTALL_SKIP_VERIFY=1 bash
     ```
   </Tab>
   <Tab title="pipx">
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 1c3dc73b..c6f98e5e 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ abort_unverified() {
     if [[ -x "$INSTALL_DIR/strix" || -x "$INSTALL_DIR/strix.exe" ]]; then
         echo -e "${MUTED}Existing Strix installation left unchanged.${NC}"
     fi
-    echo -e "${RED}Re-run with STRIX_INSTALL_SKIP_VERIFY=1 to override (at your own risk).${NC}"
+    echo -e "${RED}Re-run with: curl -sSL https://strix.ai/install | STRIX_INSTALL_SKIP_VERIFY=1 bash${NC}"
+    echo -e "${MUTED}(at your own risk)${NC}"
     exit 1
 }