diff --git a/deploy/install.abra.autonomic.zone/installer b/deploy/install.abra.autonomic.zone/installer
index 0ada1bc..6bd3f7f 100755
--- a/deploy/install.abra.autonomic.zone/installer
+++ b/deploy/install.abra.autonomic.zone/installer
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ABRA_VERSION="0.7.0"
 GIT_URL="https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/abra"
 ABRA_SRC="$GIT_URL/raw/tag/$ABRA_VERSION/abra"
-ABRA_DIR="${ABRA_DIR:+$ABRA_DIR}"
+ABRA_DIR="${ABRA_DIR:+$HOME/.abra/}"
 
 function install_abra_release {
   mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"