diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20f74531c..996eefb63 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ sudo dnf install wget git python3
 # Arch-based:
 sudo pacman -S wget git python3
 ```
-2. To install in `/home/$(whoami)/stable-diffusion-webui/`, run:
+2. Navigate to the directory you would like the webui to be installed and execute the following command:
 ```bash
 bash <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/master/webui.sh)
 ```
@@ -159,4 +159,4 @@ Licenses for borrowed code can be found in `Settings -> Licenses` screen, and al
 - Security advice - RyotaK
 - UniPC sampler - Wenliang Zhao - https://github.com/wl-zhao/UniPC
 - Initial Gradio script - posted on 4chan by an Anonymous user. Thank you Anonymous user.
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diff --git a/webui.sh b/webui.sh
index 35e7b74ec..3e0693718 100755
--- a/webui.sh
+++ b/webui.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fi
 # Install directory without trailing slash
 if [[ -z "${install_dir}" ]]
 then
-    install_dir="${HOME}"
+    install_dir="$(pwd)"
 fi
 
 # Name of the subdirectory (defaults to stable-diffusion-webui)