diff --git a/extras/installer.sh b/extras/installer.sh
index cad3c19..e10d2fa 100755
--- a/extras/installer.sh
+++ b/extras/installer.sh
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ fi
 
 echo
 read -e -p "Directory to install into: " -i "/opt/plexupdate" FULL_PATH
-if [[ "$FULL_PATH" == *"~"* ]]; then # If path contains a tilde
-	FULL_PATH=${FULL_PATH/[~]/$HOME} # Replace tilde with the home path
+if [[ "$FULL_PATH" == *"~"* ]]; then
+	abort "Invalid character in path, cannot continue"
 fi
 if [ ! -d "$FULL_PATH" ]; then
 	echo -n "'$FULL_PATH' doesn't exist, attempting to create... "