diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-customise b/src/freedombone-image-customise
index 15eae3a2..c6ed7b19 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-customise
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-customise
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ create_generic_image() {
     # The presence of this file indicates that the initial
     # setup has not yet been completed
     touch $rootdir/home/$MY_USERNAME/.initial_setup
-    touch $rootdir/home/root/.initial_setup
+    touch $rootdir/root/.initial_setup
    
     cat >> $rootdir/home/$MY_USERNAME/.bashrc <<EOF
 # initial setup of the system
@@ -228,19 +228,19 @@ if [ -f ~/.initial_setup ]; then
 fi
 EOF
 
-    cat >> $rootdir/home/root/.bashrc <<EOF
+    cat >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc <<EOF
 # initial setup of the system
 if [ -f ~/.initial_setup ]; then
 EOF
-    echo -n "    echo \"${MY_USERNAME}:" >> /home/root/.bashrc
-    echo -n '$(cat /home/'  >> /home/root/.bashrc
-    echo "${MY_USERNAME}/login.txt)\"|chpasswd" >> /home/root/.bashrc
-    cat >> $rootdir/home/root/.bashrc <<EOF
+    echo -n "    echo \"${MY_USERNAME}:" >> /root/.bashrc
+    echo -n '$(cat /home/'  >> /root/.bashrc
+    echo "${MY_USERNAME}/login.txt)\"|chpasswd" >> /root/.bashrc
+    cat >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc <<EOF
     freedombone menuconfig
     rm ~/.initial_setup
 EOF
-    echo "    shred -zu /home/${MY_USERNAME}/login.txt" >> $rootdir/home/root/.bashrc
-    cat >> $rootdir/home/root/.bashrc <<EOF
+    echo "    shred -zu /home/${MY_USERNAME}/login.txt" >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
+    cat >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc <<EOF
 fi
 EOF
 }