diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf364b6..208db1c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ You can manually drag the fonts from the `fonts/otf` or `fonts/variable` directo
 There is also a script that automates the deletion of all Monaspace fonts from `~/Library/Fonts` and then copies over the latest versions. Invoke it from the root of the repo like:
 
 ```bash
-$ bash util/install_macos.sh
+$ ./util/install_macos.sh
 ```
 You can also use [homebrew](https://brew.sh/) as an alternative:
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ You can manually drag the fonts from the `fonts/otf` and `fonts/variable` direct
 There is also a script which automates the deletion of all Monaspace fonts from `~/.local/share/fonts` and then copies over the latest versions. Invoke it from the root of the repo like:
 
 ```bash
-$ bash util/install_linux.sh
+$ ./util/install_linux.sh
 ```
 
 ### Webfonts
diff --git a/util/install_linux.sh b/util/install_linux.sh
index b1ece38..2f8f773 100755
--- a/util/install_linux.sh
+++ b/util/install_linux.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,25 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+origin=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd) || exit
+
+input_dir="${origin}/../fonts"
+fonts_dir="${HOME}/.local/share/fonts"
 
 # ensure that ~/.local/share/fonts exists
-mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fonts
+mkdir -p "${fonts_dir}"
 
 # remove all fonts from ~/.local/share/fonts that start with "Monaspace"
-rm -rf ~/.local/share/fonts/Monaspace*
+rm -rf "${fonts_dir}/"Monaspace*
 
-mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fonts/Monaspace/
+mkdir -p "${fonts_dir}/Monaspace/"
 
 # copy all fonts from ./otf to ~/.local/share/fonts
-cp ./fonts/otf/* ~/.local/share/fonts/Monaspace/
+cp "${input_dir}/otf/"* "${fonts_dir}/Monaspace/"
 
 # copy variable fonts from ./variable to ~/.local/share/fonts
-cp ./fonts/variable/* ~/.local/share/fonts/Monaspace/
+cp "${input_dir}/variable/"* "${fonts_dir}/Monaspace/"
 
 # Build font information caches
 fc-cache -f
diff --git a/util/install_macos.sh b/util/install_macos.sh
index ea0cced..b45a58f 100755
--- a/util/install_macos.sh
+++ b/util/install_macos.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+origin=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd) || exit
+
+input_dir="${origin}/../fonts"
+fonts_dir="${HOME}/Library/Fonts"
 
 # remove all fonts from ~/Library/Fonts that start with "Monaspace"
-rm -rf ~/Library/Fonts/Monaspace*
+rm -rf "${fonts_dir}"/Monaspace*
 
 # copy all fonts from ./otf to ~/Library/Fonts
-cp ./fonts/otf/* ~/Library/Fonts
+cp "${input_dir}/otf/"* "${fonts_dir}"
 
 # copy variable fonts from ./variable to ~/Library/Fonts
-cp ./fonts/variable/* ~/Library/Fonts
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+cp "${input_dir}/variable/"* "${fonts_dir}"
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