--- drupal/civicrm.install	
+++ drupal/civicrm.install
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
   if ($pos !== false) {
     $civicrm_path = substr_replace($civicrm_path, '', $pos, strlen($civicrm_path));
   }
-
-  $url = $base_url . '/' . $civicrm_path . 'install/index.php';
+  //continue passing variables already configured
+  $url = $base_url . '/' . $civicrm_path . 'install/index.php?profile=' . $_GET['profile'] . '&locale=' . $_GET['locale'];
 
   $settings = glob('sites/*/civicrm.settings.php');
   $problems = array();