diff --git a/scripts/99_deploy.sh b/scripts/99_deploy.sh
index 9022036..5630802 100644
--- a/scripts/99_deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/99_deploy.sh
@@ -78,22 +78,30 @@ deploy_file() {
 
 firefox_profile_dir() {
     #   locate profile folder
-    old_dir=`pwd`
-    ffdir=/home/${user}/.mozilla/firefox/
-    pattern=".default-release"
-    cd ${ffdir}
-    for _dir in *"${pattern}"*; do
-      [ -d "${_dir}" ] && dir="${_dir}" && break
-    done
-    cd ${old_dir}
 
-    if [ -z "$dir" ]
+    ffdir=/home/${user}/.mozilla/firefox/
+
+    if [ -z "$ffdir" ]
     then
-      echo "firefox profile folder not found"
+        echo "firefox main directory not found: '${ffdir}'"
     else
-      ffprofiledir=${ffdir}${dir}
-      echo "${ffprofiledir}"
+        pattern=".default-release"
+        old_dir=`pwd`
+        cd ${ffdir}
+        for _dir in *"${pattern}"*; do
+            [ -d "${_dir}" ] && dir="${_dir}" && break
+        done
+        cd ${old_dir}
+
+        if [ -z "$dir" ]
+        then
+            echo "firefox profile directory not found"
+        else
+            ffprofiledir=${ffdir}${dir}
+            echo "${ffprofiledir}"
+        fi
     fi
+
 }
 
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