diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 091b31a34..f7f786e75 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ before_install:
   - sudo apt-get install unzip
   - wget -q https://www.free-decompiler.com/flash/nsis-3.0-src.tar.bz2
   - bzip2 -d nsis-3.0-src.tar.bz2
-  - tar xvf nsis-3.0-src.tar -C ~ >/dev/null  
-  - cd ~/nsis-3.0-src/  
-  - scons UNICODE=yes SKIPSTUBS=all SKIPPLUGINS=all SKIPUTILS=all SKIPMISC=all NSIS_CONFIG_CONST_DATA=no PREFIX=~/nsis-3.0-src/ install-compiler >/dev/null
+  - tar xvf nsis-3.0-src.tar -C $tools_dir >/dev/null  
+  - cd $tools_dir/nsis-3.0-src/  
+  - scons UNICODE=yes SKIPSTUBS=all SKIPPLUGINS=all SKIPUTILS=all SKIPMISC=all NSIS_CONFIG_CONST_DATA=no PREFIX=$tools_dir/nsis-3.0-src/ install-compiler >/dev/null
   - mkdir share
-  - ln -s ~/nsis-3.0-src share/nsis
+  - ln -s $tools_dir/nsis-3.0-src share/nsis
   - cd -  
   - wget -q https://www.free-decompiler.com/flash/nsis-3.0-stubs.zip
-  - unzip nsis-3.0-stubs.zip -d ~/nsis-3.0-src/Stubs
+  - unzip nsis-3.0-stubs.zip -d $tools_dir/nsis-3.0-src/Stubs
   - wget -q https://www.free-decompiler.com/flash/launch4j-3.9-linux.tgz
-  - tar zxvf launch4j-3.9-linux.tgz -C ~ >/dev/null
-  - echo "nsis.path = ~/nsis-3.0-src/bin/makensis" > tools.properties
-  - echo "launch4j.path = ~/launch4j" >> tools.properties
+  - tar zxvf launch4j-3.9-linux.tgz -C $tools_dir >/dev/null
+  - echo "nsis.path = $tools_dir/nsis-3.0-src/bin/makensis" > tools.properties
+  - echo "launch4j.path = $tools_dir/launch4j" >> tools.properties
   - echo "username=$website_user" > jpexs_website.properties
   - echo "password=$website_password" >> jpexs_website.properties