diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index c31cbb21..763a8d49 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -109,10 +109,13 @@ esac
 case $distro in
   Arch|Debian)
     echo "Emacs configuration"
-    
-    mkdir -p ~/.config/emacs
+
+    folder="${HOME}/.config/emacs"
+    mkdir -p $folder
     echo "git clone"
-    git clone http://gogs.weseng.de/daniel/emacs.git ~/.config/emacs
+    if ! git clone http://gogs.weseng.de/daniel/emacs.git "${folder}" 2>/dev/null && test -d "${folder}" ; then
+      echo "clone failed because the folder ${folder} exists"
+    fi
 
     cp -r ~/.config/emacs/scripts/texmf ~/
     ;;