diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 912da87e..e8866e7f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Bash it provides a solid framework for using, developing and maintaining shell s
 
 ## Install
 
-1. Check a clone of this repo: `git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/Bash-it/bash-it.git ~/.bash_it`
+1. Check a clone of this repo to a location of your choice, such as: `git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/Bash-it/bash-it.git ~/.bash_it`
 2. Run `~/.bash_it/install.sh` (it automatically backs up your `~/.bash_profile` or `~/.bashrc`, depending on your OS)
 3. Edit your modified config (`~/.bash_profile` or `~/.bashrc`) file in order to customize Bash it.
 4. Check out available aliases, completions and plugins and enable the ones you want to use (see the next section for more details).
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 84dab322..f6b24edd 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-BASH_IT="$HOME/.bash_it"
+BASH_IT="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
 
 case $OSTYPE in
   darwin*)
@@ -36,18 +36,19 @@ test -w "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE" &&
   cp -a "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE" "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE.bak" &&
   echo -e "\033[0;32mYour original $CONFIG_FILE has been backed up to $CONFIG_FILE.bak\033[0m"
 
-cp "$HOME/.bash_it/template/bash_profile.template.bash" "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE"
+cp "$BASH_IT/template/bash_profile.template.bash" "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE"
+sed -i "s|{{BASH_IT}}|$BASH_IT|" "$HOME/$CONFIG_FILE"
 
 echo -e "\033[0;32mCopied the template $CONFIG_FILE into ~/$CONFIG_FILE, edit this file to customize bash-it\033[0m"
 
 function load_one() {
   file_type=$1
   file_to_enable=$2
-  [ ! -d "$BASH_IT/$file_type/enabled" ] && mkdir "$BASH_IT/${file_type}/enabled"
+  mkdir -p "$BASH_IT/${file_type}/enabled"
 
   dest="${BASH_IT}/${file_type}/enabled/${file_to_enable}"
   if [ ! -e "${dest}" ]; then
-      ln -s "../available/${file_to_enable}" "${dest}"
+      ln -sf "../available/${file_to_enable}" "${dest}"
   else
       echo "File ${dest} exists, skipping"
   fi
diff --git a/template/bash_profile.template.bash b/template/bash_profile.template.bash
index 9fda847e..94e04209 100755
--- a/template/bash_profile.template.bash
+++ b/template/bash_profile.template.bash
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Path to the bash it configuration
-export BASH_IT="$HOME/.bash_it"
+export BASH_IT="{{BASH_IT}}"
 
 # Lock and Load a custom theme file
 # location /.bash_it/themes/