diff --git a/install/install.sh b/install/install.sh
index 1d9c42e..f4cccd6 100644
--- a/install/install.sh
+++ b/install/install.sh
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ if [ ! -x "$BUN" ]; then
   [ -x "$BUN" ] || fail "bun installation failed."
 fi
 
-if [ ! -x /usr/local/bin/bun ]; then
-  sudo ln -sf "$BUN" /usr/local/bin/bun
-fi
+sudo ln -sf "$BUN" /usr/local/bin/bun
 
 sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' "$BUN"
 
@@ -72,15 +70,17 @@ fi
 
 # ── Directories ──────────────────────────────────────────
 
-mkdir -p "$APPS_DIR" "$DATA_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$APPS_DIR" "$DATA_DIR" "$DATA_DIR/toes"
 
 # ── Dependencies & build ─────────────────────────────────
 
+cd "$DEST"
+
 info "Installing dependencies"
-cd "$DEST" && quiet bun install
+quiet bun install
 
 info "Building"
-cd "$DEST" && quiet bun run build
+quiet bun run build
 
 # ── Bundled apps ─────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ sudo systemctl restart toes
 
 # ── Done ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-VERSION=$(cd "$DEST" && git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+VERSION=$(git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
 
 echo ""
 echo "  toes $VERSION is running!"