diff --git a/setup_eth_course_rooms/install.sh b/setup_eth_course_rooms/install.sh
index 0b83da11be24a4f489b7658adc22399a39764fea..90c7d1af11ce801c9e57f65df56a0b69dc1a4af8 100755
--- a/setup_eth_course_rooms/install.sh
+++ b/setup_eth_course_rooms/install.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ err() {
 }
 trap 'err $LINENO' ERR
 
-WORKSHOP_TMP=${HOME}/.tmp/ml_workshop
+WORKSHOP_TMP=${HOME}/tmp/ml_workshop_notebooks
 
 if [[ ${MACHTYPE} == *darwin* ]]; then
     # local testing
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ rm -rf ${WORKSHOP_TMP}/*
 curl -# $BASE_URL/mlw_packages.yml > /tmp/mlw_packages.yml
 curl -# $BASE_URL/setup_anaconda.sh | bash
 
-mkdir -p $HOME/.tmp/ml_workshop
+mkdir -p ${WORKSHOP_TMP}
 
 curl -# $BASE_URL/notebooks.tar.bz2 | tar -C ${WORKSHOP_TMP} -xjf -