diff --git a/ct/matomo.sh b/ct/matomo.sh
index 6e990683..9f931ce2 100644
--- a/ct/matomo.sh
+++ b/ct/matomo.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function flatten_matomo_layout() {
     msg_ok "Migrated Legacy Layout"
   fi
 
-  rm -rf /opt/matomo/node_modules /opt/matomo/tests
+  rm -rf /opt/matomo/tests
 }
 
 function update_script() {
diff --git a/install/matomo-install.sh b/install/matomo-install.sh
index 2f3f20d1..3a6f9b00 100644
--- a/install/matomo-install.sh
+++ b/install/matomo-install.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if [[ -d /opt/matomo/matomo ]]; then
   find /opt/matomo/matomo -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec mv -t /opt/matomo {} +
   rm -rf /opt/matomo/matomo
 fi
-rm -rf /opt/matomo/node_modules /opt/matomo/tests
+rm -rf /opt/matomo/tests
 mkdir -p /opt/matomo/tmp
 chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/matomo
 chmod -R 755 /opt/matomo/tmp
diff --git a/install/solidtime-install.sh b/install/solidtime-install.sh
index 6426cbee..72cad272 100644
--- a/install/solidtime-install.sh
+++ b/install/solidtime-install.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ sed -i "s|^DB_PASSWORD=.*|DB_PASSWORD=${PG_DB_PASS}|" .env
 sed -i "s|^FILESYSTEM_DISK=.*|FILESYSTEM_DISK=local|" .env
 sed -i "s|^PUBLIC_FILESYSTEM_DISK=.*|PUBLIC_FILESYSTEM_DISK=public|" .env
 sed -i "s|^MAIL_MAILER=.*|MAIL_MAILER=log|" .env
+sed -i "s|^SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE=.*|SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE=false|" .env
+grep -q "^SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE=" .env || echo "SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE=false" >>.env
+sed -i "s|^APP_FORCE_HTTPS=.*|APP_FORCE_HTTPS=false|" .env
+grep -q "^APP_FORCE_HTTPS=" .env || echo "APP_FORCE_HTTPS=false" >>.env
 $STD composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
 php artisan self-host:generate-keys >/tmp/solidtime.keys 2>/dev/null
 while IFS= read -r line; do
diff --git a/json/solidtime.json b/json/solidtime.json
index 0dc5564e..fa09ee82 100644
--- a/json/solidtime.json
+++ b/json/solidtime.json
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
     {
       "text": "Create your first account by registering via the web interface.",
       "type": "info"
+    },
+    {
+      "text": "After registering, verify your account via the container shell: php /opt/solidtime/artisan admin:user:verify YOUR@EMAIL",
+      "type": "warning"
     }
   ]
-}
+}
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