diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index feb8ebb..76430bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ supported versions are:
 
 Install GenieACS from NPM:
 
-    sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm genieacs
+    sudo npm install -g genieacs
 
 To build from source instead, clone this repo or download the source archive
 then _cd_ into the source directory then run:
diff --git a/docs/installation-guide.rst b/docs/installation-guide.rst
index 5700d33..1f6a187 100644
--- a/docs/installation-guide.rst
+++ b/docs/installation-guide.rst
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Install GenieACS
 
   .. parsed-literal::
 
-    sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm genieacs@\ |release|
+    sudo npm install -g genieacs@\ |release|
 
 .. topic:: Installing from source