diff --git a/install b/install
index 7f0aea609..4795375e1 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ systemInitInstall libretime-analyzer "$web_user"
 verbose "...Done"
 
 verbose "\n * Installing API..."
-loudCmd "python3 ${AIRTIMEROOT}/api/setup.py install --install-scripts=/usr/bin"
+loudCmd "$pip_cmd install ${AIRTIMEROOT}/api"
 systemInitInstall libretime-api "$web_user"
 mkdir -p /etc/airtime
 sed -e "s@WEB_USER@${web_user}@g" \