diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 5308fa1..846c7a3 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
-ZSH="~/.oh-my-zsh"
+ZSH="$HOME/.oh-my-zsh"
 
 if mv -n ~/.zshrc ~/.zshrc-backup-$(date +"%Y-%m-%d"); then # backup .zshrc
     echo -e "Backed up the current .zshrc to .zshrc-backup-date\n"