diff --git a/ct/firefly.sh b/ct/firefly.sh
index 1d1ea1203..808dc8048 100644
--- a/ct/firefly.sh
+++ b/ct/firefly.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ function update_script() {
     msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
     exit
   fi
+
   setup_mariadb
+  PHP_VERSION="8.5" PHP_APACHE="YES" setup_php
+
   if check_for_gh_release "firefly" "firefly-iii/firefly-iii"; then
     systemctl stop apache2
     cp /opt/firefly/.env /opt/.env
diff --git a/install/firefly-install.sh b/install/firefly-install.sh
index a47b81870..e1a1b7848 100644
--- a/install/firefly-install.sh
+++ b/install/firefly-install.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setting_up_container
 network_check
 update_os
 
-PHP_VERSION="8.4" PHP_APACHE="YES" setup_php
+PHP_VERSION="8.5" PHP_APACHE="YES" setup_php
 setup_composer
 setup_mariadb
 MARIADB_DB_NAME="firefly" MARIADB_DB_USER="firefly" setup_mariadb_db