diff --git a/scripts/install_birdnet.sh b/scripts/install_birdnet.sh
index ee09b00..db540d7 100755
--- a/scripts/install_birdnet.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_birdnet.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -x
 exec > >(tee -i installation-$(date +%F).txt) 2>&1
 set -e # exit installation if anything fails
 trap '${my_dir}/dump_logs.sh && echo -e "\n\nExiting the installation. Goodbye!" && exit 1' SIGINT
+my_dir=$HOME/BirdNET-Pi
 cd $my_dir/scripts || exit 1
 
 if [ "$(uname -m)" != "aarch64" ];then