diff --git a/create-lx-container.sh b/create-lx-container.sh
index be949a1..daaa73b 100755
--- a/create-lx-container.sh
+++ b/create-lx-container.sh
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ echo ""
 echononl "\033[1mRoot directory for LX Containers [$DEFAULT_LXC_CONTAINER_DIR]:\033[m "
 read LXC_CONTAINER_DIR
 if [[ -z "$(trim $LXC_CONTAINER_DIR)" ]] ; then
-   LXC_CONTAINER_DIR="$LXC_CONTAINER_DIR"
+   LXC_CONTAINER_DIR="$DEFAULT_LXC_CONTAINER_DIR"
 fi
 
 echo ""