diff --git a/jinja_helper.py b/jinja_helper.py
index 06d5f09..534f5b0 100644
--- a/jinja_helper.py
+++ b/jinja_helper.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import jinja2
 import os
 
-def render_path(path, install_location, game_directory):
+def render_path(path, install_location, game_directory,):
 
     # sanity check input path #
     if not path.endswith(".reg.j2"):
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ def render_path(path, install_location, game_directory):
 
     template = jinja2.Template(input_content)
     print("in", input_content)
+
     # render #
     output_content = template.render(
-        install_dir=os.path.join(install_location, game_directory).replace("\\", "\\\\"),
+        install_dir=install_location.replace("\\", "\\\\"),
         user_home=os.path.expanduser("~").replace("\\", "\\\\")
     )
 
diff --git a/software.py b/software.py
index d18cbc1..af75d8f 100644
--- a/software.py
+++ b/software.py
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ class Software:
         '''Extract a cached, downloaded zip to the target location'''
 
         software_path = os.path.join(target, self.title)
+        if os.path.isdir(software_path):
+            return # TODO better skip
         os.makedirs(software_path, exist_ok=True)
 
         with zipfile.ZipFile(cache_src, 'r') as zip_ref:
@@ -109,7 +111,9 @@ class Software:
         for rf in self.reg_files:
             path = self.backend.get(rf, cache_dir=self.cache_dir)
             if path.endswith(".j2"):
-                path = jinja_helper.render_path(path, self.backend.install_dir, self.directory)
+                target_install_dir = os.path.join(self.backend.install_dir, self.title)
+                print("Install dir Registry:", target_install_dir)
+                path = jinja_helper.render_path(path, target_install_dir, self.directory)
 
             localaction.install_registry_file(path)