diff --git a/app/views/includes/sanity.scala.txt b/app/views/includes/sanity.scala.txt
index 96c1b60..08d57c5 100644
--- a/app/views/includes/sanity.scala.txt
+++ b/app/views/includes/sanity.scala.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
 # Sanity checks
 
+echo "Validating installation location..."
+if [ -e "$SDKMAN_DIR" ] && [ ! -d "$SDKMAN_DIR" ]; then
+	echo "Cannot install to requested location."
+	echo ""
+	echo "======================================================================================================"
+	echo " A file of the same name as the installation directory exists."
+	echo " File in conflict is:"
+	echo ""
+	echo "    ${SDKMAN_DIR}"
+	echo ""
+	echo " Restart after removing the existing file or choosing a different installation location."
+	echo "======================================================================================================"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "Looking for a previous installation of SDKMAN..."
-if [ -d "$SDKMAN_DIR" ]; then
+if [ -d "$SDKMAN_DIR" ] && [ ! -z $(ls -A "$SDKMAN_DIR") ]; then
 	echo "SDKMAN found."
 	echo ""
 	echo "======================================================================================================"
@@ -84,4 +100,4 @@ else
 		echo ""
 		exit 1
 	fi
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
diff --git a/app/views/install_beta.scala.txt b/app/views/install_beta.scala.txt
index 343ceb9..c8ffc32 100644
--- a/app/views/install_beta.scala.txt
+++ b/app/views/install_beta.scala.txt
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ SDKMAN_NATIVE_VERSION="@cliNativeVersion"
 SDKMAN_PLATFORM=$(uname)
 
 if [ -z "$SDKMAN_DIR" ]; then
-    SDKMAN_DIR="$HOME/.sdkman"
+    SDKMAN_DIR=$(readlink -f "$HOME/.sdkman")
     SDKMAN_DIR_RAW='$HOME/.sdkman'
 else
     SDKMAN_DIR_RAW="$SDKMAN_DIR"
+    SDKMAN_DIR=$(readlink -f $SDKMAN_DIR)
 fi
 
 # Local variables
@@ -140,4 +141,4 @@ fi
 
 }
 
-@includes.install_message(beta)
\ No newline at end of file
+@includes.install_message(beta)
diff --git a/app/views/install_stable.scala.txt b/app/views/install_stable.scala.txt
index 015dcbd..1b0e49f 100644
--- a/app/views/install_stable.scala.txt
+++ b/app/views/install_stable.scala.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ SDKMAN_VERSION="@cliVersion"
 SDKMAN_PLATFORM=$(uname)
 
 if [ -z "$SDKMAN_DIR" ]; then
-    SDKMAN_DIR="$HOME/.sdkman"
+    SDKMAN_DIR=$(readlink -f "$HOME/.sdkman")
     SDKMAN_DIR_RAW='$HOME/.sdkman'
 else
     SDKMAN_DIR_RAW="$SDKMAN_DIR"
+    SDKMAN_DIR=$(readlink -f $SDKMAN_DIR)
 fi
 
 # Local variables
@@ -136,4 +137,4 @@ fi
 
 }
 
-@includes.install_message(beta)
\ No newline at end of file
+@includes.install_message(beta)