diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f05b693..7506101 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # download iso to 9front.iso
-curl -L http://9front.org/iso/9front-7781.38dcaeaa222c.amd64.iso.gz -o plan9.iso
+curl -L http://9front.org/iso/9front-7781.38dcaeaa222c.amd64.iso.gz -o 9front.iso.gz && gunzip 9front.iso.gz
+
+# create the hard drive image
+qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o preallocation=metadata 9front.qcow2.img 30G
 
 # Run qemu with installation arguments
 qemu-system-x86_64 -hda 9front.qcow2.img -cdrom ./9front.iso -boot d -vga std -m 768