diff --git a/install-discord-linux.rb b/install-discord-linux.rb
index a8f0020..f2027ad 100755
--- a/install-discord-linux.rb
+++ b/install-discord-linux.rb
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ OptionParser.new do |parser|
   parser.on('-b', '--backup [FILENAME]', "Backup Discord Installation") do |backup_filename|
     $CONFIG[:action] = 'backup'
     if backup_filename.nil?
-      $CONFIG[:backup_filename] = 'discord-backup-' + Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d') + '.tar.gz'
+      $CONFIG[:backup_filename] = Dir.home / 'discord-backup-' + Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d') + '.tar.gz'
     else
       $CONFIG[:backup_filename] = backup_filename + ".tar.gz"
     end
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def make_backup
   end
 
   Dir.chdir(Dir.home) do 
-    puts "make_backup: Beginning backup process (OUTPUT_FILE = #{Dir.getwd/$CONFIG[:backup_filename]})"
+    puts "make_backup: Beginning backup process (OUTPUT_FILE = #{$CONFIG[:backup_filename]})"
     File.open($CONFIG[:backup_filename], "wb") do |backup_file|
       Zlib::GzipWriter.wrap(backup_file) do |gzip|
         Gem::Package::TarWriter.new(gzip) do |tar|