diff --git a/scripts/installer/installer b/scripts/installer/installer
index 2a73b442..01605942 100755
--- a/scripts/installer/installer
+++ b/scripts/installer/installer
@@ -65,17 +65,19 @@ function install_abra_release {
 
   checksums=$(wget -q -O- $checksums_url)
   checksum=$(echo "$checksums" | grep "$FILENAME" - | sed -En 's/([0-9a-f]{64})\s+'"$FILENAME"'.*/\1/p')
+  abra_download="/tmp/abra-download"
 
   echo "downloading $ABRA_VERSION $PLATFORM binary release for abra..."
-  wget -q "$release_url" -O "$HOME/.local/bin/.abra-download"
-  localsum=$(sha256sum $HOME/.local/bin/.abra-download | sed -En 's/([0-9a-f]{64})\s+.*/\1/p')
+
+  wget -q "$release_url" -O $abra_download 
+  localsum=$(sha256sum $abra_download | sed -En 's/([0-9a-f]{64})\s+.*/\1/p')
   echo "checking if checksums match..."
   if [[ "$localsum" != "$checksum" ]]; then
       print_checksum_error
       exit 1
   fi
   echo "$(tput setaf 2)check successful!$(tput sgr0)"
-  mv "$HOME/.local/bin/.abra-download" "$HOME/.local/bin/abra"
+  mv "$abra_download" "$HOME/.local/bin/abra"
   chmod +x "$HOME/.local/bin/abra"
 
   x=$(echo $PATH | grep $HOME/.local/bin)