diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 76f13d7..60bb976 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ test ! -e "$final_path" || ynh_die --message="This path already contains a folde
 # Register (book) web path
 ynh_webpath_register --app=$app --domain=$domain --path_url=$path_url
 
+datadir=/home/yunohost.app/$app
+ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=datadir --value=$datadir
+
 if [ -e "$datadir" ]; then
     old_data_dir_path="$datadir$(date '+%Y%m%d.%H%M%S')"
     ynh_print_warn "A data directory already exist. Data was renamed to $old_data_dir_path"
@@ -121,9 +124,6 @@ ynh_add_nginx_config
 #=================================================
 ynh_script_progression --message="Creating a data directory..." --time --weight=1
 
-datadir=/home/yunohost.app/$app
-ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=datadir --value=$datadir
-
 mkdir -p $datadir
 
 # create needed directories