diff --git a/functions/install_ohmyzsh_plugins/install.sh b/functions/install_ohmyzsh_plugins/install.sh
index de43759..0b212bf 100755
--- a/functions/install_ohmyzsh_plugins/install.sh
+++ b/functions/install_ohmyzsh_plugins/install.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ install_ohmyzsh_plugins() {
   # installs plugins for ohmyzsh
   for repo in "$@"
   do
-    git -C ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins clone --depth=1 "$repo"
+    git -C "${ZSH_CUSTOM:-${ZSH:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh}/custom}/plugins" clone --depth=1 "$repo"
   done
 }