diff --git a/openvpn-install.sh b/openvpn-install.sh
index 603d0a1..3e19335 100644
--- a/openvpn-install.sh
+++ b/openvpn-install.sh
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ newclient () {
 	# Where to write the custom client.ovpn?
 	if [ -e /home/$1 ]; then  # if $1 is a user name
 		homeDir="/home/$1"
-	elif [ -e /home/${SUDO_USER} ]; then  # if not, use SUDO_USER
+	elif [ ${SUDO_USER} ]; then  # if not, use SUDO_USER
 		homeDir="/home/${SUDO_USER}"
-	else  # if not, use /root
-		homeDir="~"
+	else  # if not SUDO_USER, use /root
+		homeDir="/root"
 	fi
 	# Generates the custom client.ovpn
 	cp /etc/openvpn/client-template.txt $homeDir/$1.ovpn