diff --git a/internal/config/fs.go b/internal/config/fs.go
index 4a00099..8b4d6da 100644
--- a/internal/config/fs.go
+++ b/internal/config/fs.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func GetPathToActiveQuartoExe() string {
 func GetPathToVersionsDir() string {
 	// if running as root, install to /opt/quarto as an admin helper
 	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" && os.Getuid() == 0 {
-		return filepath.Join("opt", "quarto")
+		return filepath.Join("/opt", "quarto")
 	}
 
 	return filepath.Join(xdg.DataHome, "qvm", "versions")