diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e45bdc..f54f3cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -142,9 +142,13 @@ hishtory config-set filter-duplicate-commands true
 <details>
 <summary>Offline Install Without Syncing</summary><blockquote>
 
-If you don't need the ability to sync your shell history, you can install hiSHtory in offline mode. 
+If you don't need the ability to sync your shell history, you can install hiSHtory in offline mode:
 
-Download the latest binary from [Github Releases](https://github.com/ddworken/hishtory/releases), and then run `./hishtory-binary install --offline` to install hiSHtory in a fully offline mode. This disables syncing and it is not possible to re-enable syncing after doing this.
+```
+curl https://hishtory.dev/install.py | HISHTORY_OFFLINE=true python3 -
+```
+
+This disables syncing and it is not possible to re-enable syncing after doing this.
 
 </blockquote></details>
 
diff --git a/backend/web/landing/www/install.py b/backend/web/landing/www/install.py
index 6a529b8..a68de88 100644
--- a/backend/web/landing/www/install.py
+++ b/backend/web/landing/www/install.py
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ if os.path.exists(tmpFilePath):
 with open(tmpFilePath, 'wb') as f:
     f.write(hishtory_binary)
 os.system('chmod +x ' + tmpFilePath)
-exitCode = os.system(tmpFilePath + ' install')
+cmd = tmpFilePath + ' install'
+if os.environ.get('HISHTORY_OFFLINE'):
+    cmd += " --offline"
+exitCode = os.system(cmd)
 if exitCode != 0:
     raise Exception("failed to install downloaded hishtory client via `" + tmpFilePath +" install` (is that directory mounted noexec? Consider setting an alternate directory via the TMPDIR environment variable)!")
 print('Succesfully installed hishtory! Open a new terminal, try running a command, and then running `hishtory query`.')