diff --git a/install-parity.sh b/install-parity.sh
index 3cd0c2ea8..4b6ba62f2 100755
--- a/install-parity.sh
+++ b/install-parity.sh
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ function run_installer()
 	function build_parity()
 	{
 		info "Downloading Parity..."
-		git clone git@github.com:ethcore/parity
-		cd parity
+		git clone git@github.com:ethcore/parity $HOME/parity
+		cd $HOME/parity
 		git submodule init
 		git submodule update