diff --git a/gbar.sh b/gbar.sh
index 6e5fde5..609c3a9 100644
--- a/gbar.sh
+++ b/gbar.sh
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@
     debian | ubuntu)
       local cloneDir="$(mktemp)"
       echo_info "Cloning gBar source into $cloneDir/gbar"
-      git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/scorpion-26/gBar.git "$cloneDir/gbar"
 
-      cd "$cloneDir/gbar"
+      cd "$cloneDir" || mkdir "$cloneDir" && cd "$cloneDir"
+      git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/scorpion-26/gBar.git gbar && cd gbar
 
       run meson setup build