diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index eaf31934..2f250ccf 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 default['rvm']['user_installs'] = []
 
 # system-wide installer options
-default['rvm']['installer_url'] = "https://raw.github.com/wayneeseguin/rvm/master/binscripts/rvm-installer"
+default['rvm']['installer_url'] = "https://get.rvm.io"
 default['rvm']['branch']  = "stable"
 default['rvm']['version'] = "head"
 default['rvm']['upgrade'] = "none"
diff --git a/libraries/chef_rvm_recipe_helpers.rb b/libraries/chef_rvm_recipe_helpers.rb
index 5aa679a3..57217a8c 100644
--- a/libraries/chef_rvm_recipe_helpers.rb
+++ b/libraries/chef_rvm_recipe_helpers.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ module RVM
     module RecipeHelpers
       def build_script_flags(version, branch)
         script_flags = ""
+        script_flags += " -s --" if version or branch
         script_flags += " --version #{version}" if version
         script_flags += " --branch #{branch}"   if branch
         script_flags
@@ -59,21 +60,16 @@ def install_rvm(opts = {})
         if opts[:user]
           user_dir    = opts[:rvm_prefix]
           exec_name   = "install user RVM for #{opts[:user]}"
-          exec_env    = { 'USER' => opts[:user], 'HOME' => user_dir }
+          exec_env    = { 'USER' => opts[:user], 'HOME' => user_dir, 'TERM' => 'dumb' }
         else
           user_dir    = nil
           exec_name   = "install system-wide RVM"
-          exec_env    = nil
+          exec_env    = { 'TERM' => 'dumb' }
         end
 
-        i = bash exec_name do
+        i = execute exec_name do
           user    opts[:user] || "root"
-          code <<-EOH
-            RVM_INSTALL=`mktemp`
-            curl -s #{opts[:installer_url]} > $RVM_INSTALL
-            bash $RVM_INSTALL #{opts[:script_flags]}
-            rm $RVM_INSTALL
-          EOH
+          command "curl -L #{opts[:installer_url]} | bash #{opts[:script_flags]}"
           environment(exec_env)
 
           # excute in compile phase if gem_package recipe is requested