diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/webpage.sh b/advanced/Scripts/webpage.sh
index 279de9e9..29c53bd6 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/webpage.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/webpage.sh
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ readonly gravityDBfile="/etc/pihole/gravity.db"
 
 # Source install script for ${setupVars}, ${PI_HOLE_BIN_DIR} and valid_ip()
 readonly PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR="/etc/.pihole"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034  # used in basic-install
-PH_TEST="true"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034  # used in basic-install to source the script without running it
+SKIP_INSTALL="true"
 source "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated install/basic-install.sh"
 
 utilsfile="/opt/pihole/utils.sh"
diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 9680e9f9..91f7f392 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -2860,6 +2860,8 @@ main() {
     fi
 }
 
-if [[ "${PH_TEST}" != true ]] ; then
+# allow to source this script without running it
+# used in docker-pihole and webpage.sh
+if [[ "${SKIP_INSTALL}" != true ]] ; then
     main "$@"
 fi