diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 312a02ae..4630b211 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
 BASH_IT=$(cd ${0%/*} && echo ${PWD})
 cd "${OLDPWD}"
 cp "${HOME}/.bash_profile" "${HOME}/.bash_profile.bak"
-cp "${HOME}/.bash_it/template/bash_profile.template.bash" "${HOME}/.bash_profile"
+echo "Your original .bash_profile has been backed up to .bash_profile.bak"
+
+cp "${BASH_IT}/template/bash_profile.template.bash" "${HOME}/.bash_profile"
 
 while true; do
   read -p "Do you use Jekyll? (If you don't know what Jekyll is, answer 'n') [Y/N] " RESP
   case ${RESP} in
     [yY])
-      cp "${HOME}/.bash_it/template/jekyllconfig.template.bash" "${HOME}/.jekyllconfig"
+      cp "${BASH_IT}/template/jekyllconfig.template.bash" "${HOME}/.jekyllconfig"
       echo "Copied the template .jekyllconfig into your home directory." \
           "Edit this file to customize bash-it for using the Jekyll plugins"
       break