diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 694f3ae..f2cfdc6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ Setup
 3. Install TensorFlow 1.7+ (with TensorRT support).  Download the [pre-built pip wheel](https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1031300/jetson-tx2/tensorflow-1-8-wheel-with-jetpack-3-2-/) and install using pip.
 
     ```
-    sudo pip install tensorflow-1.8.0-cp27-cp27mu-linux_aarch64.whl
+    pip install tensorflow-1.8.0-cp27-cp27mu-linux_aarch64.whl --user
     ```
     
     or if you're using Python 3.
     
     ```
-    sudo pip3 install tensorflow-1.8.0-cp35-cp35m-linux_aarch64.whl
+    pip3 install tensorflow-1.8.0-cp35-cp35m-linux_aarch64.whl --user
     ```
 
     
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index ed22ef9..c569148 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ROOT_DIR=$PWD
-THIRD_PARTY_DIR=$ROOT_DIR/third_party
-MODELS_DIR=$THIRD_PARTY_DIR/models
+INSTALL_PROTOC=$PWD/scripts/install_protoc.sh
+MODELS_DIR=$PWD/third_party/models
 
 PYTHON=python
 
@@ -13,23 +12,27 @@ fi
 echo $PYTHON
 
 # install protoc
-(
-source scripts/install_protoc.sh
-)
+echo "Downloading protoc"
+source $INSTALL_PROTOC
+PROTOC=$PWD/data/protoc/bin/protoc
 
 # install tensorflow models
-(
 git submodule update --init
-cd $MODELS_DIR
-cd research
-protoc object_detection/protos/*.proto --python_out=.
-sudo $PYTHON setup.py install
-cd slim
-sudo $PYTHON setup.py install
-cd $ROOT_DIR
-)
-
-# install this project
-(
-sudo $PYTHON setup.py install
-)
+
+pushd $MODELS_DIR/research
+echo $PWD
+echo "Installing object detection library"
+echo $PROTOC
+$PROTOC object_detection/protos/*.proto --python_out=.
+$PYTHON setup.py install --user
+popd
+
+pushd $MODELS_DIR/research/slim
+echo $PWD
+echo "Installing slim library"
+$PYTHON setup.py install --user
+popd
+
+echo "Installing tf_trt_models"
+echo $PWD
+$PYTHON setup.py install --user
diff --git a/scripts/install_protoc.sh b/scripts/install_protoc.sh
index 1668140..560e06d 100644
--- a/scripts/install_protoc.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_protoc.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 BASE_URL="https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/download/v3.5.1/"
+PROTOC_DIR=data/protoc
 
-mkdir -p data/protoc
-cd data/protoc
+mkdir -p $PROTOC_DIR
+pushd $PROTOC_DIR
 ARCH=$(uname -m)
 if [ "$ARCH" == "aarch64" ] ; then
   filename="protoc-3.5.1-linux-aarch_64.zip"
@@ -15,7 +16,4 @@ else
 fi
 wget --no-check-certificate ${BASE_URL}${filename}
 unzip ${filename}
-sudo mv bin/protoc /usr/bin/protoc
-sudo mv include/google /usr/local/include/google
-cd ../..
-rm -rf data/protoc
+popd