diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 5b6a389..4e23c49 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ class mastodon (
       'LANG=C.UTF-8',
       "USER=${mastodon_user}",
     ],
-    creates     => "${mastodon_home}/./.mastodon_install",
+    creates     => "${mastodon_home}/.mastodon_install",
     path        => "${mastodon_home}/.rbenv/shims:${mastodon_home}/.rbenv/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin",
     timeout     => 0,
     require     => File['/usr/local/bin/install_mastodon.sh'],