diff --git a/extras/installer.sh b/extras/installer.sh
index 03aab8a..9d7ebc7 100755
--- a/extras/installer.sh
+++ b/extras/installer.sh
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ configure_plexupdate() {
 			if getPlexServerToken; then
 				# Only store the token if it's not in PMS
 				TOKEN=
-			else
-				getPlexToken
+			elif ! getPlexToken; then
+				error "Unable to get Plex token, falling back to pulic release"
+				PUBLIC=yes
 			fi
 		fi
 	else