diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 4a0c4f79..48295ab3 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ while getopts v: option
 do
     case ${option} in
         v) RELEASE="download/${OPTARG}";;
+        *) ;;
     esac
 done
 
-if [ -z ${RELEASE} ]; then
+if [ -z "${RELEASE}" ]; then
     RELEASE="latest/download"
 fi
 
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ echo
 
 BASE_DIR=~/.kubescape
 KUBESCAPE_EXEC=kubescape
-KUBESCAPE_ZIP=kubescape.zip
 
 osName=$(uname -s)
 if [[ $osName == *"MINGW"* ]]; then
@@ -35,34 +35,66 @@ DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/kubescape/kubescape/releases/${RELEASE}/kubesca
 
 curl --progress-bar -L $DOWNLOAD_URL -o $OUTPUT
 
-# Checking if SUDO needed/exists 
-SUDO=
-if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ] && [ -n "$(which sudo)" ]; then
-    SUDO=sudo
-fi
-
-
 # Find install dir
-install_dir=/usr/local/bin #default
-for pdir in ${PATH//:/ }; do
-    edir="${pdir/#\~/$HOME}"
-    if [[ $edir == $HOME/* ]]; then
-        install_dir=$edir
-        mkdir -p $install_dir 2>/dev/null || true
-        SUDO=
-        break
-    fi
-done
+install_dir=/usr/local/bin # default if running as root
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+  install_dir=$BASE_DIR/bin # if not running as root, install to user dir
+  export PATH=$PATH:$BASE_DIR/bin
+fi
 
 # Create install dir if it does not exist
 if [ ! -d "$install_dir" ]; then
-  $SUDO mkdir -p $install_dir
+  mkdir -p $install_dir
 fi
 
-chmod +x $OUTPUT 2>/dev/null 
-$SUDO rm -f /usr/local/bin/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC 2>/dev/null || true # clearning up old install
-$SUDO cp $OUTPUT $install_dir/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC 
-rm -rf $OUTPUT
+chmod +x $OUTPUT 2>/dev/null
+
+# cleaning up old install
+SUDO=
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ] && [ -n "$(which sudo)" ] && [ "$KUBESCAPE_EXEC" != "" ] && [ -f /usr/local/bin/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC ]; then
+    SUDO=sudo
+    echo -e "\n\033[33mOld installation as root found, do you want to remove it? [\033[0my\033[33m/n]:"
+    read -n 1 -r
+    if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] && [[ "$REPLY" != "" ]]; then
+        echo -e "\n\033[0mSkipping old installation as root removal."
+    else
+        echo -e "\n\033[0mWe will need the root access to uninstall the old kubescape CLI."
+        if $SUDO rm -f /usr/local/bin/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo -e "\033[32mRemoved old installation as root at /usr/local/bin/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC"
+        else
+            echo -e "\033[31mFailed to remove old installation as root at /usr/local/bin/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC, please remove it manually."
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$KUBESCAPE_EXEC" != "" ]; then
+    if [ "${SUDO_USER:-$USER}" != "" ]; then
+        rm -f /home/"${SUDO_USER:-$USER}"/.kubescape/bin/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+    if [ "$BASE_DIR" != "" ]; then
+        rm -f $BASE_DIR/bin/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Old install location, clean all those things up
+for pdir in ${PATH//:/ }; do
+    edir="${pdir/#\~/$HOME}"
+    if [[ $edir == $HOME/* ]] && [[ -f $edir/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC ]]; then
+        echo -e "\n\033[33mOld installation found at $edir/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC, do you want to remove it? [\033[0my\033[33m/n]:"
+        read -n 1 -r
+        if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] && [[ "$REPLY" != "" ]]; then
+            continue
+        fi
+        if rm -f "$edir"/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo -e "\n\033[32mRemoved old installation at $edir/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC"
+        else
+            echo -e "\n\033[31mFailed to remove old installation as root at $edir/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC, please remove it manually."
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+cp $OUTPUT $install_dir/$KUBESCAPE_EXEC
+rm -f $OUTPUT
 
 echo
 echo -e "\033[32mFinished Installation."
@@ -73,4 +105,9 @@ echo
 
 echo -e "\033[35mUsage: $ $KUBESCAPE_EXEC scan --enable-host-scan"
 
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo -e "\nRemember to add the Kubescape CLI to your path with:"
+  echo -e "  export PATH=\$PATH:$BASE_DIR/bin"
+fi
+
 echo -e "\033[0m"