diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index d22775c4..be5621a7 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # shellcheck disable=SC1090
 
 # Pi-hole: A black hole for Internet advertisements
-# (c) 2017 Pi-hole, LLC (https://pi-hole.net)
+# (c) 2017-2018 Pi-hole, LLC (https://pi-hole.net)
 # Network-wide ad blocking via your own hardware.
 #
 # Installs and Updates Pi-hole
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #
 # Install with this command (from your Linux machine):
 #
-# curl -L install.pi-hole.net | bash
+# curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash
 
 # -e option instructs bash to immediately exit if any command [1] has a non-zero exit status
 # We do not want users to end up with a partially working install, so we exit the script
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ set -e
 # Local variables will be in lowercase and will exist only within functions
 # It's still a work in progress, so you may see some variance in this guideline until it is complete
 
-# We write to a temporary file before moving the log to the pihole folder
-tmpLog=/tmp/pihole-install.log
-instalLogLoc=/etc/pihole/install.log
+# Location for final installation log storage
+installLogLoc=/etc/pihole/install.log
 # This is an important file as it contains information specific to the machine it's being installed on
 setupVars=/etc/pihole/setupVars.conf
 # Pi-hole uses lighttpd as a Web server, and this is the config file for it
@@ -1891,14 +1890,28 @@ FTLdetect() {
 	  # Install FTL
     FTLinstall "${binary}" || return 1
   fi
+}
 
+make_temporary_log() {
+  # Create a random temporary file for the log
+  TEMPLOG=$(mktemp /tmp/pihole_temp.XXXXXX)
+  # Open handle 3 for templog
+  # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18460186/writing-outputs-to-log-file-and-console
+  exec 3>"$TEMPLOG"
+  # Delete templog, but allow for addressing via file handle
+  # This lets us write to the log without having a temporary file on the drive, which
+  # is meant to be a security measure so there is not a lingering file on the drive during the install process
+  rm "$TEMPLOG"
+}
 
+copy_to_install_log() {
+  # Copy the contents of file descriptor 3 into the install log
+  # Since we use color codes such as '\e[1;33m', they should be removed
+  sed 's/\[[0-9;]\{1,5\}m//g' < /proc/$$/fd/3 > "${installLogLoc}"
 }
 
 main() {
   ######## FIRST CHECK ########
-  # Show the Pi-hole logo so people know it's genuine since the logo and name are trademarked
-  show_ascii_berry
   # Must be root to install
   local str="Root user check"
   echo ""
@@ -1907,6 +1920,9 @@ main() {
   if [[ "${EUID}" -eq 0 ]]; then
     # they are root and all is good
     echo -e "  ${TICK} ${str}"
+    # Show the Pi-hole logo so people know it's genuine since the logo and name are trademarked
+    show_ascii_berry
+    make_temporary_log
   # Otherwise,
   else
     # They do not have enough privileges, so let the user know
@@ -2031,7 +2047,7 @@ main() {
     fi
 
     # Install and log everything to a file
-    installPihole | tee ${tmpLog}
+    installPihole | tee -a /proc/$$/fd/3
   else
     # Source ${setupVars} to use predefined user variables in the functions
     source ${setupVars}
@@ -2057,12 +2073,11 @@ main() {
       # Value will either be 1, if true, or 0
       LIGHTTPD_ENABLED=$(service lighttpd status | awk '/Loaded:/ {print $0}' | grep -c 'enabled' || true)
     fi
-
-    updatePihole | tee ${tmpLog}
+    updatePihole | tee -a /proc/$$/fd/3
   fi
 
-  # Move the log file into /etc/pihole for storage
-  mv ${tmpLog} ${instalLogLoc}
+  # Copy the temp log file into final log location for storage
+  copy_to_install_log
 
   if [[ "${INSTALL_WEB}" == true ]]; then
     # Add password to web UI if there is none
@@ -2139,7 +2154,7 @@ main() {
   fi
 
   # Display where the log file is
-  echo -e "\\n  ${INFO} The install log is located at: /etc/pihole/install.log
+  echo -e "\\n  ${INFO} The install log is located at: ${installLogLoc}
   ${COL_LIGHT_GREEN}${INSTALL_TYPE} Complete! ${COL_NC}"
 
 }