diff --git a/agents/proxmox_auto_enroll.sh b/agents/proxmox_auto_enroll.sh
index 2d6b739..150518b 100755
--- a/agents/proxmox_auto_enroll.sh
+++ b/agents/proxmox_auto_enroll.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail  # Exit on error, undefined vars, pipe failures
 # Trap to catch any unexpected exits
 trap 'echo "[ERROR] Script exited unexpectedly at line $LINENO with exit code $?"' ERR EXIT
 
-SCRIPT_VERSION="1.0.0-debug.6"
+SCRIPT_VERSION="1.0.0-debug.7"
 echo "[DEBUG] Script Version: $SCRIPT_VERSION ($(date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M:%S))"
 
 # =============================================================================
@@ -194,16 +194,31 @@ while IFS= read -r line; do
         # Install PatchMon agent in container
         info "  Installing PatchMon agent..."
         
-        install_output=$(timeout 120 pct exec "$vmid" -- bash -c "curl $CURL_FLAGS \
-            -H 'X-API-ID: $api_id' \
-            -H 'X-API-KEY: $api_key' \
-            '$PATCHMON_URL/api/v1/hosts/install' | bash" 2>&1 </dev/null)
+        # Download and execute in separate steps to avoid stdin issues with piping
+        install_output=$(timeout 180 pct exec "$vmid" -- bash -c "
+            export API_ID='$api_id'
+            export API_KEY='$api_key'
+            cd /tmp
+            curl $CURL_FLAGS \
+                -H 'X-API-ID: \$API_ID' \
+                -H 'X-API-KEY: \$API_KEY' \
+                -o patchmon-install.sh \
+                '$PATCHMON_URL/api/v1/hosts/install' && \
+            bash patchmon-install.sh && \
+            rm -f patchmon-install.sh
+        " 2>&1 </dev/null)
+        
+        install_exit_code=$?
 
-        if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+        if [[ $install_exit_code -eq 0 ]]; then
             info "  ✓ Agent installed successfully in $friendly_name"
             ((enrolled_count++))
+        elif [[ $install_exit_code -eq 124 ]]; then
+            warn "  ⏱ Agent installation timed out (>180s) in $friendly_name"
+            debug "  Install output: $install_output"
+            ((failed_count++))
         else
-            error "  ✗ Failed to install agent in $friendly_name"
+            warn "  ✗ Failed to install agent in $friendly_name (exit: $install_exit_code)"
             debug "  Install output: $install_output"
             ((failed_count++))
         fi