diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 6372db7..d37489d 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -762,9 +762,13 @@ if pkg_installed sddm; then
 
     if [[ -f "$REPO_DIR/install.sh" ]]; then
         # yes | install.sh: the installer prompts; SIGPIPE from 'yes' would
-        # read as a crash under pipefail, so suspend it for this one command
+        # read as a crash under pipefail, so suspend it for this one command.
+        # pipefail state is inherited by the ui_quiet_run subshell at fork.
+        # The theme's own dnf dependency flood goes to the log like every
+        # other transaction (laptop-proven it was the last raw wall left).
         set +o pipefail
-        if ( cd "$REPO_DIR" && yes | ./install.sh ); then
+        if ui_quiet_run "Installing SilentSDDM theme" \
+            bash -c 'cd "$1" && yes | ./install.sh' _ "$REPO_DIR"; then
             ok "SilentSDDM theme installed."
         else
             color_red "  Failed: SilentSDDM installer (continuing; SDDM keeps its default theme)"