diff --git a/assets/install b/assets/install
index 0b8ad0b..9c49adb 100644
--- a/assets/install
+++ b/assets/install
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 set -e
 
 install_dir="${PREFIX:-/usr/local}/bin"
+tmp_path="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}"
 add_alias=${ALIAS:-0}
 nightly=${NIGHTLY:-0}
 debug=${DEBUG:-0}
@@ -151,13 +152,10 @@ i386) arch="x86" ;;
 esac
 
 # get latest version tag from github releases api
-version=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest" | jq -r .tag_name)
+version=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest" | grep '"tag_name":' | cut -d'"' -f4)
 [ -z "$version" ] && {
-    version=$(curl -s https://git.flow-control.dev/api/v1/repos/$repo/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)
-    [ -z "$version" ] && {
-        echo "failed to fetch $title latest version from github or flow-control.dev"
-        exit 1
-    }
+    echo "failed to fetch $title latest version"
+    exit 1
 }
 title="$title $version"
 
@@ -204,30 +202,7 @@ if [ "$debug" -eq 1 ]; then
 fi
 url="https://github.com/$repo/releases/download/$version/$filename.$ext"
 
-tmp_path="$(mktemp -t -d "$(basename "$0").XXXXX")"
-
-if [ -z "$tmp_path" ] || [ "$tmp_path" == "/" ]; then
-    echo "failed to create a temporary download directory"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-cleanup() {
-    rm -Rf "$tmp_path"
-    echo "removed temporary directory $tmp_path"
-}
-
-die() {
-    exit 1
-}
-
-trap die SIGINT
-trap die SIGHUP
-trap die SIGTERM
-trap die SIGQUIT
-trap die ERR
-trap cleanup EXIT
-
-echo "downloading $title... to $tmp_path"
+echo "downloading $title..."
 
 curl -fL "$url" -o "$tmp_path/$filename.$ext"
 
@@ -241,11 +216,14 @@ fi
 if [ "$verify" -eq 1 ]; then
     curl -fL "$url.sig" -o "$tmp_path/$filename.$ext.sig"
     curl -fL 'https://flow-control.dev/public.gpg' -o "$tmp_path/flow-control-public.gpg"
-    gpg --homedir "$tmp_path/" --no-options --no-default-keyring --keyring "$tmp_path/flow-control-public.gpg" --verify "$tmp_path/$filename.$ext.sig" "$tmp_path/$filename.$ext"
+    gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring "$tmp_path/flow-control-public.gpg" --verify "$tmp_path/$filename.$ext.sig" "$tmp_path/$filename.$ext"
 
     if [ "$local" -eq 1 ]; then
         gpg --verify "$tmp_path/$filename.$ext.sig" "$tmp_path/$filename.$ext"
     fi
+
+    rm "$tmp_path/flow-control-public.gpg"
+    rm "$tmp_path/$filename.$ext.sig"
 fi
 
 echo "installing $title to $install_dir/flow..."
@@ -256,6 +234,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 $SUDOCMD chmod +x "$install_dir/flow"
+rm "$tmp_path/$filename.$ext"
 
 if [ "$add_alias" -eq 1 ]; then
     if [ "$(readlink "$install_dir/f")" = "$install_dir/flow" ]; then