diff --git a/src/common/install.sh b/src/common/install.sh
index 0b824c5..7edbe53 100644
--- a/src/common/install.sh
+++ b/src/common/install.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ USER_UID=${USER_UID:-"automatic"}
 USER_GID=${USER_GID:-"automatic"}
 ADD_NON_FREE_PACKAGES=${ADD_NON_FREE_PACKAGES:-"false"}
 
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}") && pwd)"
-MARKER_FILE="/usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers/common"
+DEV_CONTAINERS_DIR="/usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers"
+MARKER_FILE="${DEV_CONTAINERS_DIR}/common"
+
 
 if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
     echo -e 'Script must be run as root. Use sudo, su, or add "USER root" to your Dockerfile before running this script.'
@@ -237,8 +238,8 @@ if [[ "${PATH}" != *"$HOME/.local/bin"* ]]; then export PATH="${PATH}:$HOME/.loc
 
 # Display optional first run image specific notice if configured and terminal is interactive
 if [ -t 1 ] && [[ "${TERM_PROGRAM}" = "vscode" || "${TERM_PROGRAM}" = "codespaces" ]] && [ ! -f "$HOME/.config/vscode-dev-containers/first-run-notice-already-displayed" ]; then
-    if [ -f "/usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers/first-run-notice.txt" ]; then
-        cat "/usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers/first-run-notice.txt"
+    if [ -f "${DEV_CONTAINERS_DIR}/first-run-notice.txt" ]; then
+        cat "${DEV_CONTAINERS_DIR}/first-run-notice.txt"
     elif [ -f "/workspaces/.codespaces/shared/first-run-notice.txt" ]; then
         cat "/workspaces/.codespaces/shared/first-run-notice.txt"
     fi
@@ -435,15 +436,16 @@ if [ ! -z "${CONTENTS_URL}" ]; then echo && echo "More info: ${CONTENTS_URL}"; f
 echo
 EOF
 )"
-if [ -f "${SCRIPT_DIR}/meta.env" ]; then
-    mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers/
-    cp -f "${SCRIPT_DIR}/meta.env" /usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers/meta.env
+if [ -f "${DEV_CONTAINERS_DIR}/meta.env" ]; then
     echo "${meta_info_script}" > /usr/local/bin/devcontainer-info
     chmod +x /usr/local/bin/devcontainer-info
 fi
 
+if [ ! -d "${DEV_CONTAINERS_DIR}" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "${MARKER_FILE}")"
+fi
+
 # Write marker file
-mkdir -p "$(dirname "${MARKER_FILE}")"
 echo -e "\
     PACKAGES_ALREADY_INSTALLED=${PACKAGES_ALREADY_INSTALLED}\n\
     LOCALE_ALREADY_SET=${LOCALE_ALREADY_SET}\n\
@@ -452,7 +454,7 @@ echo -e "\
     ZSH_ALREADY_INSTALLED=${ZSH_ALREADY_INSTALLED}" > "${MARKER_FILE}"
 
 # Display a notice on conda when not running in GitHub Codespaces
-cat << 'EOF' > /usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers/conda-notice.txt
+cat << 'EOF' > ${DEV_CONTAINERS_DIR}/conda-notice.txt
 When using "conda" from outside of GitHub Codespaces, note the Anaconda repository contains
 restrictions on commercial use that may impact certain organizations. See https://aka.ms/ghcs-conda
 
@@ -460,7 +462,7 @@ EOF
 
 notice_script="$(cat << 'EOF'
 if [ -t 1 ] && [ "${IGNORE_NOTICE}" != "true" ] && [ "${TERM_PROGRAM}" = "vscode" ] && [ "${CODESPACES}" != "true" ] && [ ! -f "$HOME/.config/vscode-dev-containers/conda-notice-already-displayed" ]; then
-    cat "/usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers/conda-notice.txt"
+    cat "${DEV_CONTAINERS_DIR}/conda-notice.txt"
     mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/vscode-dev-containers"
     ((sleep 10s; touch "$HOME/.config/vscode-dev-containers/conda-notice-already-displayed") &)
 fi