diff --git a/install-to-home.sh b/install-to-home.sh
index 4edf996..75e2c86 100755
--- a/install-to-home.sh
+++ b/install-to-home.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 target="$1"
 [[ -z $target ]] && target="$HOME/sandboxer"
-[[ $target = $HOME ]] && echo "will not proceed install to home directory directly, try $HOME/sandboxer sub-directory instead"
+[[ $target = $HOME ]] && echo "will not proceed install to home directory directly, try $HOME/sandboxer sub-directory instead" && exit 1
 
 curdir="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"