diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 56a4c57..0ac042b 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ if [[ "$answer" == "y" ]]; then
         expect eof
     ")
     echo "${SECURE_MYSQL}"
-    apt -y purge expect
     # https://gist.github.com/coderua/5592d95970038944d099
 fi
 
@@ -153,17 +152,20 @@ if [[ "$answer" == "y" ]]; then
         echo
     fi
     install_expect
-    spawn mariadb -u root -p
-    expect "Enter password:"
-    send "$db_root_password\r"
-    expect "mysql>"
-    send "CREATE USER 'directus'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${db_directus_password}';\r"
-    send "CREATE DATABASE directus;\r"
-    send "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON directus.* TO 'directus'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${db_directus_password}';\r"
-    send "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;\r"
-    expect "mysql>"
-    send "exit\r"
-    wait
+    CREATE_DIRECTUS_DB=$(expect -c "
+        spawn mariadb -u root -p
+        expect \"Enter password:\"
+        send \"$db_root_password\r\"
+        expect \"mysql>\"
+        send \"CREATE USER 'directus'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${db_directus_password}';\r\"
+        send \"CREATE DATABASE directus;\r\"
+        send \"GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON directus.* TO 'directus'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${db_directus_password}';\r\"
+        send \"FLUSH PRIVILEGES;\r\"
+        expect \"mysql>\"
+        send \"exit\r\"
+        wait
+    ")
+    echo "${CREATE_DIRECTUS_DB}"
 fi