diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 8f5ce76..bc9ccc9 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ if [[ "$answer" == "y" ]]; then
 
         directus_archive=$(ls /home/${username}/*.tar.gz);
 
-        tar -xzf "${directus_archive}" --strip-components=1 -C "${cms_directory}"
+        tar -xzf "${directus_archive}" -C "${cms_directory}" --strip-components=1
         rm "${directus_archive}"
 
         sed -i "s/^\(DB_PASSWORD=\)'.*'$/\1'$db_directus_password'/" "${cms_directory}/.env"