diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
index 6b6b17dd59..5fcf14adda 100644
--- a/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
             TrimStrings::class,
             ConvertEmptyStringsToNull::class,
             TrustProxies::class,
-            Installer::class,
         ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/public/js/ff/install/index.js b/public/js/ff/install/index.js
index ce385c79a9..dca7ec945e 100644
--- a/public/js/ff/install/index.js
+++ b/public/js/ff/install/index.js
@@ -102,5 +102,5 @@ function completeDone() {
 function displaySoftFail(message) {
     $('#status-box').html('<i class="fa fa-warning"></i> ' + message + '<br /><br />Please read the ' +
                           '<a href="http://firefly-iii.readthedocs.io/en/latest/support/faq.html#i-get-an-error-about-proc-close-being-disabled">' +
-                          'official documentation</a> about this.');
+                          'official documentation</a> about this, and upgrade by hand.');
 }
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