diff --git a/src/freedombone-base-email b/src/freedombone-base-email
index 791880b8..fef11aa2 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-base-email
+++ b/src/freedombone-base-email
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function rebuild_exim_with_socks {
     fi
 
     # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-    if [ ! -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
+    if [ ! -d "$INSTALL_DIR/exim4" ]; then
         mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR/exim4"
     fi
     cd "$INSTALL_DIR/exim4" || exit 3468356