diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.md b/docs/INSTALL.md
index f79afab55..a5d3ccd16 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL.md
+++ b/docs/INSTALL.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ are available for manual download on the [release page].
 To do a quick download, run:
 
 ```
-curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh  | sh
+curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/\
+kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"  | sh
 ```
 
 This [script]
diff --git a/hack/install_kustomize.sh b/hack/install_kustomize.sh
index 244379192..e17a317fc 100755
--- a/hack/install_kustomize.sh
+++ b/hack/install_kustomize.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 where=$PWD
 if [ -f $where/kustomize ]; then
-  echo "kustomize already exists.  Try: rm kustomize"
+  echo "A file named kustomize already exists (remove it first)."
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/releases |\
   cut -d '"' -f 4 |\
   grep /kustomize/v |\
   sort | tail -n 1 |\
-  xargs curl -O -L
+  xargs curl -s -O -L
 
 tar xzf ./kustomize_v*_${opsys}_amd64.tar.gz