diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 99526fe..24f95d3 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -109,14 +109,23 @@ case $answer in
 esac
 
 # Clone repository
-cd ~ || return
+if [ -d "/home" ]; then
+    mkdir -p /home/new_directory
+    echo "✅ '/home/new_directory' has been created."
+else
+    echo "❌ '/home' directory does not exist. Exiting..."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cd /home || { echo "❌ Failed to change directory to '/home'. Exiting..."; exit 1; }
+
 if [ ! -d "UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter" ]; then
     echo "📂 Cloning the UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter repository..."
-    git clone https://github.com/sefinek/UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter.git --branch node.js
+    git clone https://github.com/sefinek/UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter.git --branch node.js || { echo "❌ Failed to clone the repository. Exiting..."; exit 1; }
 else
     echo "📂 The UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter repository already exists. Pulling latest changes..."
-    cd UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter || return
-    git pull
+    cd UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter || { echo "❌ Failed to change directory to 'UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter'. Exiting..."; exit 1; }
+    git pull || { echo "❌ Failed to pull the latest changes. Exiting..."; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 # Install npm dependencies