diff --git a/app/views/install/installer/js/modules/progress.js b/app/views/install/installer/js/modules/progress.js
index 00eaa65c17..7780fbfea6 100644
--- a/app/views/install/installer/js/modules/progress.js
+++ b/app/views/install/installer/js/modules/progress.js
@@ -1059,20 +1059,24 @@
             }
         });
 
+        const startFreshInstall = () => {
+            clearInstallId?.();
+            clearInstallLock?.();
+            const newInstallId = generateInstallId();
+            storeInstallId?.(newInstallId);
+            startInstallStream(newInstallId);
+        };
+
         const lock = getInstallLock?.();
         const existingInstallId = lock?.installId || getStoredInstallId?.();
         if (existingInstallId) {
             resumeInstall(existingInstallId).then((resumed) => {
                 if (!resumed) {
-                    clearInstallId?.();
-                    clearInstallLock?.();
-                    window.location.href = '/?step=1';
+                    startFreshInstall();
                 }
             });
         } else {
-            const newInstallId = generateInstallId();
-            storeInstallId?.(newInstallId);
-            startInstallStream(newInstallId);
+            startFreshInstall();
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/Install.php b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/Install.php
index 161abfb661..f085a9bdd8 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/Install.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/Install.php
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ class Install extends Action
 
                 if (!$isUpgrade) {
                     $this->updateProgress($progress, InstallerServer::STEP_DOCKER_CONTAINERS, InstallerServer::STATUS_COMPLETED, $messages);
+                    $this->updateProgress($progress, InstallerServer::STEP_ACCOUNT_SETUP, InstallerServer::STATUS_IN_PROGRESS, messageOverride: 'Creating Appwrite account...');
                 }
 
                 if (!$isLocalInstall) {