diff --git a/qbittorrent/CHANGELOG.md b/qbittorrent/CHANGELOG.md
index 5fbc54115ea..17b4b402b7c 100644
--- a/qbittorrent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/qbittorrent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- Fix : failure to install custom webUI https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/issues/1172 (thanks @akrigator)
 - [qbit_manage] : switch to develop 
 
 ### 4.6.2_40 (31-12-2023)
diff --git a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-qbittorrent_configuration.sh b/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-qbittorrent_configuration.sh
index 0a41a3b4dc2..0f3ac46eb39 100755
--- a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-qbittorrent_configuration.sh
+++ b/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-qbittorrent_configuration.sh
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ if [ "$CUSTOMUI" = default ]; then
     sed -i '/AlternativeUIEnabled/d' qBittorrent.conf
     sed -i '/RootFolder/d' qBittorrent.conf
     # Update ingress webui
-    curl -f -s -S -O -J -L "$(curl -f -s https://api.github.com/repos/WDaan/VueTorrent/releases | grep -o "http.*vuetorrent.zip" | head -1)" >/dev/null
+    curl -f -s -S -O -J -L "$(curl -f -s -L https://api.github.com/repos/WDaan/VueTorrent/releases | grep -o "http.*vuetorrent.zip" | head -1)" >/dev/null
     unzip -o vuetorrent.zip -d / >/dev/null
     rm vuetorrent.zip
 fi
@@ -203,21 +203,21 @@ if bashio::config.has_value 'customUI' && [ ! "$CUSTOMUI" = default ] && [ ! "$C
     ### Download WebUI
     case $CUSTOMUI in
         "vuetorrent")
-            curl -f -s -S -J -L -o /webui/release.zip "$(curl -f -s https://api.github.com/repos/WDaan/VueTorrent/releases/latest | grep -o "http.*vuetorrent.zip" | head -1)" >/dev/null
+            curl -f -s -S -J -L -o /webui/release.zip "$(curl -f -s -L https://api.github.com/repos/WDaan/VueTorrent/releases/latest | grep -o "http.*vuetorrent.zip" | head -1)" >/dev/null
             ;;
 
         "qbit-matUI")
-            curl -f -s -S -J -L -o /webui/release.zip "$(curl -f -s https://api.github.com/repos/bill-ahmed/qbit-matUI/releases/latest | grep -o "http.*Unix.*.zip" | head -1)" >/dev/null
+            curl -f -s -S -J -L -o /webui/release.zip "$(curl -f -s -L https://api.github.com/repos/bill-ahmed/qbit-matUI/releases/latest | grep -o "http.*Unix.*.zip" | head -1)" >/dev/null
             echo ""
             bashio::log.warning "qbit-matUI selected ! It will not work for ingress, which will stay with vuetorrent"
             echo ""
             ;;
 
         "qb-web")
-            curl -f -s -S -J -L -o /webui/release.zip "$(curl -f -s https://api.github.com/repos/CzBiX/qb-web/releases | grep -o "http.*qb-web-.*zip" | head -1)" >/dev/null
+            curl -f -s -S -J -L -o /webui/release.zip "$(curl -f -s -L https://api.github.com/repos/CzBiX/qb-web/releases | grep -o "http.*qb-web-.*zip" | head -1)" >/dev/null
             ;;
 
-    esac
+    esac || { bashio::log.warning "$CUSTOMUI could not be downloaded, please raise an issue on the github repository. The default UI will be used" && exit 0 ; }
 
     ### Install WebUI
     mkdir -p /webui/"$CUSTOMUI"