diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b6889e4287d..6e3add4892a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -99,11 +99,10 @@ plugn:
 	tar xzf /tmp/plugn_latest.tgz -C /usr/local/bin
 
 docker: aufs
-	apt-get install -qq -y curl
 	egrep -i "^docker" /etc/group || groupadd docker
 	usermod -aG docker dokku
 ifndef CI
-	curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh
+	wget -nv -O - https://get.docker.com/ | sh
 ifdef DOCKER_VERSION
 	apt-get install -qq -y docker-engine=${DOCKER_VERSION} || (apt-cache madison docker-engine ; exit 1)
 endif
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ ifdef BUILD_STACK
 else
 ifeq ($(shell echo ${PREBUILT_STACK_URL} | egrep -q 'http.*://|file://' && echo $$?),0)
 	@echo "Start importing herokuish from ${PREBUILT_STACK_URL}"
-	docker images | grep gliderlabs/herokuish || curl --silent -L ${PREBUILT_STACK_URL} | gunzip -cd | docker import - gliderlabs/herokuish
+	docker images | grep gliderlabs/herokuish || wget -nv -O - ${PREBUILT_STACK_URL} | gunzip -cd | docker import - gliderlabs/herokuish
 else
 	@echo "Start pulling herokuish from ${PREBUILT_STACK_URL}"
 	docker images | grep gliderlabs/herokuish || docker pull ${PREBUILT_STACK_URL}
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 96755627bfc..3c7ffcfe483 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 # We wrap this whole script in a function, so that we won't execute
 # until the entire script is downloaded.
-# That's good because it prevents our output overlapping with curl's.
+# That's good because it prevents our output overlapping with wget's.
 # It also means that we can't run a partially downloaded script.
 
 
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ hostname -f > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
 }
 
 apt-get update -qq > /dev/null
-which curl > /dev/null || apt-get install -qq -y curl
 [[ $(lsb_release -sr) == "12.04" ]] && apt-get install -qq -y python-software-properties
 
 dokku_install_source() {
@@ -58,10 +57,10 @@ dokku_install_package() {
     echo "    Installation will continue in 10 seconds."
     sleep 10
   fi
-  curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh
+  wget -nv -O - https://get.docker.com/ | sh
 
   echo "--> Installing dokku"
-  curl -sSL https://packagecloud.io/gpg.key | apt-key add -
+  wget -nv -O - https://packagecloud.io/gpg.key | apt-key add -
   echo "deb https://packagecloud.io/dokku/dokku/ubuntu/ trusty main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dokku.list
   apt-get update -qq > /dev/null
 
diff --git a/contrib/dokku-installer.rb b/contrib/dokku-installer.rb
index e603b364d46..ce0ca6a349d 100755
--- a/contrib/dokku-installer.rb
+++ b/contrib/dokku-installer.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 version   = "v0.4.4"
 dokku_root  = ENV["DOKKU_ROOT"] || "/home/dokku"
 admin_keys  = `cat /root/.ssh/authorized_keys`.split("\n")
-hostname  = `bash -c '[[ $(dig +short $HOSTNAME) ]] && echo $HOSTNAME || curl icanhazip.com'`.strip
+hostname  = `bash -c '[[ $(dig +short $HOSTNAME) ]] && echo $HOSTNAME || wget -q -O - icanhazip.com'`.strip
 template  = DATA.read
 
 set :port, 2000
diff --git a/deb.mk b/deb.mk
index 25d7d08a223..ef5c16840e6 100644
--- a/deb.mk
+++ b/deb.mk
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ GOPATH = /home/vagrant/gocode
 install-from-deb:
 	echo "--> Initial apt-get update"
 	sudo apt-get update -qq > /dev/null
-	sudo apt-get install -qq -y apt-transport-https curl
+	sudo apt-get install -qq -y apt-transport-https
 
 	echo "--> Installing docker"
-	curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh
+	wget -nv -O - https://get.docker.com/ | sh
 
 	echo "--> Installing dokku"
-	curl -sSL https://packagecloud.io/gpg.key | apt-key add -
+	wget -nv -O - https://packagecloud.io/gpg.key | apt-key add -
 	echo "deb https://packagecloud.io/dokku/dokku/ubuntu/ trusty main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dokku.list
 	sudo apt-get update -qq > /dev/null
 	sudo apt-get install dokku
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/install/debian.md b/docs/getting-started/install/debian.md
index 5352759d54c..683d19ee0cd 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/install/debian.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/install/debian.md
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ As of 0.3.18, dokku defaults to being installed via debian package. While certai
 ```shell
 # install prerequisites
 sudo apt-get update -qq > /dev/null
-sudo apt-get install -qq -y apt-transport-https curl
+sudo apt-get install -qq -y apt-transport-https
 
 # install docker
-curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh
+wget -nv -O - https://get.docker.com/ | sh
 
 # install dokku
-curl -sSL https://packagecloud.io/gpg.key | apt-key add -
+wget -nv -O - https://packagecloud.io/gpg.key | apt-key add -
 echo "deb https://packagecloud.io/dokku/dokku/ubuntu/ trusty main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dokku.list
 sudo apt-get update -qq > /dev/null
 sudo apt-get install dokku