diff --git a/linuxconf b/linuxconf
index 141bd7127f44c652c88e068f9d63fc115d7ab536..8bc24ac8612c22b6a3fa62de89825ecf4d82f94c 100755
--- a/linuxconf
+++ b/linuxconf
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ if [[ "$subcommand" != register ]] && [[ "$subcommand" != "" ]]; then
     [[ ! -f /etc/linuxconf.conf ]] && lcf_die "Please run '$0 register <path/to/masterconf.sh>' at least once"
 fi
 if [[ "$subcommand" = register ]]; then
-    lcf_echo2 "Confirm linuxconf init at $(pwd) ? Make sure all (desired) user have read access!"
+    lcf_echo2 "Confirm linuxconf init at $(dirname "$(realpath "$2")") ? Make sure all (desired) user have read access!"
     read -p "Confirm ? " || exit 0
     lci_register "$2"
     lci_install_startup_hook || lcf_die "failed to install on_startup hook"