diff --git a/install/install.sh b/install/install.sh
index d38fa2a7e..778129f49 100644
--- a/install/install.sh
+++ b/install/install.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ echo "// File created by Hydro install script\n" >/tmp/install.js
 cat >/tmp/install.b64 << EOF123
 %PLACEHOLDER%
 EOF123
-cat /tmp/install.b64 | base64 -d >>/tmp/install.js.gz
-rm /tmp/install.b64
-gunzip /tmp/install.js.gz
+cat /tmp/install.b64 | base64 -d | gunzip >/tmp/install.js
 node /tmp/install.js "$@"
 set +e
diff --git a/install/install.ts b/install/install.ts
index c6d06b317..c8ae7dfe5 100644
--- a/install/install.ts
+++ b/install/install.ts
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ ${nixConfBase}`);
     },
     {
         init: 'install.caddy',
-        skip: () => !exec('caddy version').code || installAsJudge || noCaddy || !existsSync(`${process.env.HOME}/.hydro/Caddyfile`),
+        skip: () => installAsJudge || noCaddy || existsSync(`${process.env.HOME}/.hydro/Caddyfile`),
         hidden: installAsJudge,
         operations: [
             'nix-env -iA nixpkgs.caddy',