diff --git a/script-install-motd b/script-install-motd
index 29ebbc18..f4ac2832 100755
--- a/script-install-motd
+++ b/script-install-motd
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ systemdir="/etc/update-mot.d"
 
 [[ ! -d "$systemdir" ]] && mkdir -p "$systemdir"
 
-for script in motd/"${scripts[@]}"; do
+cd motd || exit $?
+
+for script in "${scripts[@]}"; do
     cp "$script" "$systemdir"
 done