diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 3fe76cd..25cddec 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ BASH_SRC="$REPO_DIR/.bashrc"
 install_user() {
     local target="$1"
     if [ -z "$target" ]; then
-        target="$HOME"
+        target="~"
     fi
     if [ -f "$target/.bashrc" ] && [ ! -f "$target/.bashrc.bak" ]; then
         cp "$target/.bashrc" "$target/.bashrc.bak"