diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6e79769..7b6d440 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SBIN_DIR    := $(DESTDIR)/usr/local/sbin
+SBIN_DIR    := /usr/local/sbin
 CRON_FILE   := /etc/cron.d/zfs-utils
 SCRIPTS     := \
 	zfs-clear.sh \
@@ -6,28 +6,51 @@ SCRIPTS     := \
 	zfs-to-s3.sh \
 	zfs-to-zfs.sh
 
-.PHONY: all install install-cron uninstall uninstall-cron
+NC            := \033[0m
+COLOR_INFO    := \033[0;34m
+COLOR_ERROR   := \033[0;31m
+COLOR_SUCCESS := \033[0;32m
 
-all:
+.PHONY: install install-cron uninstall uninstall-cron
 
 install:
-	@echo "Installing scripts to '$(SBIN_DIR)'..."
-	@install -d $(SBIN_DIR)
-	@for script in $(SCRIPTS); do \
-		install $$script $(SBIN_DIR)/$${script%.sh}; \
+	@echo -e "Installing to '${COLOR_INFO}${SBIN_DIR}${NC}'"
+	@install -d ${SBIN_DIR} 2>/dev/null || { echo -e "\n${COLOR_ERROR}Failed to create directory: ${SBIN_DIR}${NC}"; exit 1; }
+	@for script in ${SCRIPTS}; do \
+		if install $$script ${SBIN_DIR}/$${script%.sh}; then \
+			echo -e "Installed: ${COLOR_SUCCESS}$${script%.sh}${NC}"; \
+		else \
+			echo -e "${COLOR_ERROR}Failed to install: $${script%.sh}${NC}"; \
+			exit 1; \
+		fi; \
 	done
 
 install-cron:
-	@echo "Installing cron job..."
-	@install -D cron.d/zfs-utils $(CRON_FILE)
+	@echo -e "Installing cron to '${COLOR_INFO}${CRON_FILE}${NC}'"
+	@if install -D cron.d/zfs-utils "${CRON_FILE}"; then \
+		echo -e "Installed: ${COLOR_SUCCESS}${CRON_FILE}${NC}"; \
+	else \
+	  echo -e "${COLOR_ERROR}Failed to install: ${CRON_FILE}${NC}"; \
+	  exit 1; \
+	fi
 
 uninstall:
-	@echo "Uninstalling scripts from '$(SBIN_DIR)'..."
-	@for script in $(SCRIPTS); do \
-		rm -f $(SBIN_DIR)/$${script%.sh}; \
+	@echo -e "Uninstalling from '${COLOR_INFO}${SBIN_DIR}${NC}'"
+	@for script in ${SCRIPTS}; do \
+		if rm -f "${SBIN_DIR}/$${script%.sh}"; then \
+		  echo -e "Uninstalled: ${COLOR_SUCCESS}$${script%.sh}${NC}"; \
+		else \
+			echo -e "${COLOR_ERROR}Failed to uninstall: $${script%.sh}${NC}"; \
+			exit 1; \
+		fi; \
 	done
 
 uninstall-cron:
-	@echo "Uninstalling cron job..."
-	@rm -f $(CRON_FILE)
+	@echo -e "Uninstalling cron from '${COLOR_INFO}${CRON_FILE}${NC}'"
+	@if rm -f "${CRON_FILE}"; then \
+		echo -e "Uninstalled: ${COLOR_SUCCESS}${CRON_FILE}${NC}"; \
+	else \
+		echo -e "${COLOR_ERROR}Failed to uninstall cron: ${CRON_FILE}${NC}"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi;