diff --git a/docs/install.rst b/docs/install.rst
index 6393d334..a9aedc9c 100644
--- a/docs/install.rst
+++ b/docs/install.rst
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ To be able to run an installation from the repo, you need to run the following c
 
      php composer.phar install
 
+If you get "Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'PharException'..." run this and try again:
+
+ curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | php
+
 
 Setting up a cronjob
 ++++++++++++++++++++
@@ -110,4 +114,4 @@ Troubleshooting
 If you have problems setting up or accessing your monitor and do not know why, enable debug mode to turn on error reporting.
 To enable debug mode, add the following line to your config.php file::
 
-    define('PSM_DEBUG', true);
\ No newline at end of file
+    define('PSM_DEBUG', true);