diff --git a/wireguard-install.sh b/wireguard-install.sh
index 150172b..5319d79 100644
--- a/wireguard-install.sh
+++ b/wireguard-install.sh
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ function newClient() {
 	CLIENT_PRE_SHARED_KEY=$(wg genpsk)
 
 	# Home directory of the user, where the client configuration will be written
-	if [ -e "/home/$CLIENT" ]; then # if $1 is a user name
-		HOME_DIR="/home/$CLIENT"
+	if [ -e "/home/${CLIENT_NAME}" ]; then # if $1 is a user name
+		HOME_DIR="/home/${CLIENT_NAME}"
 	elif [ "${SUDO_USER}" ]; then # if not, use SUDO_USER
 		HOME_DIR="/home/${SUDO_USER}"
 	else # if not SUDO_USER, use /root