diff --git a/docs/setup.md b/docs/setup.md
index d6fcad93f..1519afcde 100644
--- a/docs/setup.md
+++ b/docs/setup.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ steps described in [Docker setup](#docker_hub) automatically.
 2.  Download and run the installation script:
 
     ```shell-session
-    $ bash -c "$(curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/main/install-paperless-ngx.sh)"
+    $ bash -c "$(curl --location --silent --show-error https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/main/install-paperless-ngx.sh)"
     ```
 
     !!! note
diff --git a/install-paperless-ngx.sh b/install-paperless-ngx.sh
index 24aedba3c..894f9c76a 100755
--- a/install-paperless-ngx.sh
+++ b/install-paperless-ngx.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ if ! command -v docker &> /dev/null ; then
 fi
 
 DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD="docker-compose"
-if ! command -v ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD} ; then
+if ! command -v ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD} &> /dev/null ; then
 	if docker compose version &> /dev/null ; then
 		DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD="docker compose"
 	else