diff --git a/internal/repoctl/setup_bootstrap_docs_test.go b/internal/repoctl/setup_bootstrap_docs_test.go
index 7f96dacea5..32ef86754a 100644
--- a/internal/repoctl/setup_bootstrap_docs_test.go
+++ b/internal/repoctl/setup_bootstrap_docs_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,32 @@
 package repoctl
 
 import (
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
+func pbsShellExamples(document string) string {
+	var examples []string
+	blocks := strings.Split(document, "```")
+	for i := 1; i < len(blocks); i += 2 {
+		language, body, _ := strings.Cut(blocks[i], "\n")
+		switch strings.TrimSpace(language) {
+		case "bash", "sh", "shell":
+			examples = append(examples, body)
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.Join(examples, "\n")
+}
+
+func TestPBSShellExamplesKeepWarningsSeparateFromCommands(t *testing.T) {
+	document := "Do not use `--insecure` or `-k`.\n```bash\ncurl --fail https://pbs.example.com\n```\n" +
+		"```sh\ncurl --insecure https://pbs.example.com\n```\n"
+	examples := pbsShellExamples(document)
+	if examples != "curl --fail https://pbs.example.com\n\ncurl --insecure https://pbs.example.com\n" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected shell examples: %q", examples)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSetupBootstrapDocsStayOnCanonicalArtifactContract(t *testing.T) {
 	apiRel := "docs/API.md"
 	apiDoc := readRepoFile(t, apiRel)
@@ -24,21 +45,33 @@ func TestSetupBootstrapDocsStayOnCanonicalArtifactContract(t *testing.T) {
 		"### Method 1: API-Only Connection (Recommended)",
 		"proxmox-backup-manager acl update / Audit --auth-id pulse-monitor@pbs",
 		"proxmox-backup-manager acl update / Audit --auth-id 'pulse-monitor@pbs!pulse-token'",
-		`chmod 600 "$HOME/.config/pulse/pbs-agent-token"`,
-		`--output "$HOME/.config/pulse/pbs-agent-install.sh"`,
-		"https://pulse.example.com/install.sh",
-		`--token-file "$HOME/.config/pulse/pbs-agent-token"`,
 		"Stop if the download fails",
+		"Create a separate Pulse token in **API Access**",
+		"enter an administrator root shell",
+		`chmod 700 "$HOME/.config/pulse"`,
+		`chmod 600 "$HOME/.config/pulse/pbs-agent-token"`,
+		`vi "$HOME/.config/pulse/pbs-agent-token"`,
+		`curl --fail --silent --show-error`,
+		`--output "$HOME/.config/pulse/pbs-agent-install.sh"`,
+		`https://pulse.example.com/install.sh`,
+		"successful download and inspection",
+		`bash "$HOME/.config/pulse/pbs-agent-install.sh"`,
+		`--token-file "$HOME/.config/pulse/pbs-agent-token"`,
+		`--enable-proxmox --proxmox-type pbs --enable-docker=false`,
 		"Do not bypass certificate checks",
 	})
-	// Inspect executable fences, not prose that warns against unsafe flags.
-	commands := strings.Join(regexp.MustCompile("(?s)```bash\n(.*?)```").FindAllString(pbsDoc, -1), "\n")
-	assertContainsNone(t, pbsRel, commands, []string{
-		"PULSE_SETUP_TOKEN=",
-		"sudo env PULSE_SETUP_TOKEN=",
-		"curl -k",
-		"--insecure",
+	shellExamples := pbsShellExamples(pbsDoc)
+	if shellExamples == "" {
+		t.Fatal("PBS guide must retain executable shell examples")
+	}
+	assertContainsNone(t, pbsRel, shellExamples, []string{
+		`curl -sSL "http://<pulse-ip>:7655/api/setup-script?type=pbs&host=https://<pbs-ip>:8007&pulse_url=http://<pulse-ip>:7655" | bash`,
+		`PULSE_SETUP_TOKEN=`,
+		`sudo env PULSE_SETUP_TOKEN=`,
+		`--insecure`,
+		` -k`,
+		`curl -k`,
 		`--token "`,
-		"| bash",
+		`| bash`,
 	})
 }
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test_pbs_docs.py b/scripts/tests/test_pbs_docs.py
index d84be0c363..d13c26dab5 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/test_pbs_docs.py
+++ b/scripts/tests/test_pbs_docs.py
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ def certificate(directory, name):
     return certificate, key
 
 
+def server_context(cert, key):
+    context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
+    context.minimum_version = ssl.TLSVersion.TLSv1_2
+    context.load_cert_chain(str(cert), str(key))
+    return context
+
+
 @contextmanager
 def server(cert, key, status=200, installer=None, installer_path="/install.sh"):
     requests = []
@@ -78,9 +85,7 @@ def server(cert, key, status=200, installer=None, installer_path="/install.sh"):
             pass
 
     http = HTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), Handler)
-    context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
-    context.minimum_version = ssl.TLSVersion.TLSv1_2
-    context.load_cert_chain(str(cert), str(key))
+    context = server_context(cert, key)
     http.socket = context.wrap_socket(http.socket, server_side=True)
     thread = threading.Thread(target=http.serve_forever, daemon=True)
     thread.start()
@@ -103,6 +108,10 @@ class PBSDocsTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         cls.temporary.cleanup()
 
+    def test_tls_fixture_explicitly_rejects_legacy_protocols(self):
+        self.assertEqual(server_context(self.cert, self.key).minimum_version,
+                         ssl.TLSVersion.TLSv1_2)
+
     def test_shipped_copy_and_safe_scope(self):
         self.assertEqual(DOC.read_bytes(), (ROOT / "frontend-modern/public/docs/PBS.md").read_bytes())
         text = DOC.read_text()