diff --git a/cli/install.sh b/cli/install.sh
index f7578e5..fd1965b 100755
--- a/cli/install.sh
+++ b/cli/install.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ fi
 #fi
 
 for prog in $name; do
-	mkdir -pv "$dir"
+  # fix spaces to tabs
+  if [[ ! -d "$dir" ]]; then
+	  mkdir -pv "$dir"
+	fi
 	$cmd "$dir/$prog"
 done