diff --git a/scripts/install-boost.sh b/scripts/install-boost.sh
index 6db8b06c3..a41c7def8 100755
--- a/scripts/install-boost.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-boost.sh
@@ -3,18 +3,17 @@
 # Installs Boost from source
 # usage: ./install-boost.sh <version>
 
-set -e
+set -o errexit ${RUNNER_DEBUG:+-x}
 
-if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+if [[ "$#" -ne 1 ]]; then
     echo "usage: $0 <version>"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 TARBALL_NAME=boost_$(echo "$1" | tr . _)
 
-curl --silent -Lo $TARBALL_NAME.tar.gz https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/$1/source/$TARBALL_NAME.tar.gz
-tar xzf $TARBALL_NAME.tar.gz
-cd $TARBALL_NAME
+curl --silent --location "https://archives.boost.io/release/${1}/source/${TARBALL_NAME}.tar.gz" | tar xzf -
+pushd "${TARBALL_NAME}"
 ./bootstrap.sh
 ./b2 --with-thread --with-chrono install
-cd ..
+popd