@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ tarball=$image_dir/$(basename $uec_url)

 # download the base uec image if we haven't already

 if [ ! -f $tarball ]; then

     curl $uec_url -o $tarball

-    tar -Sxvzf $tarball $image_dir

+    (cd $image_dir && tar -Sxvzf $tarball)

     cp $image_dir/*.img $image_dir/disk

     cp $image_dir/*-vmlinuz-virtual $image_dir/kernel

 fi