diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 6f0b631..b3c13e5 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -595,11 +595,12 @@ retire_legacy_hecate_install() {
   systemctl disable --now hecate.service hecate-bootstrap.service hecate-update.timer >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
   systemctl stop hecate-update.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 
-  if [[ -d /etc/hecate || -d /var/lib/hecate || -d /usr/local/lib/hecate ]]; then
+  if [[ -d /etc/hecate || -d /var/lib/hecate || -d /usr/local/lib/hecate || -d /opt/hecate ]]; then
     install -d -m 0750 "${backup_dir}"
     [[ -d /etc/hecate ]] && cp -a /etc/hecate "${backup_dir}/" || true
     [[ -d /var/lib/hecate ]] && cp -a /var/lib/hecate "${backup_dir}/" || true
     [[ -d /usr/local/lib/hecate ]] && cp -a /usr/local/lib/hecate "${backup_dir}/" || true
+    [[ -d /opt/hecate ]] && cp -a /opt/hecate "${backup_dir}/" || true
     [[ -f /usr/local/bin/hecate ]] && install -m 0755 /usr/local/bin/hecate "${backup_dir}/hecate.bin" || true
     echo "[install] backed up legacy hecate assets to ${backup_dir}"
   fi
@@ -611,6 +612,7 @@ retire_legacy_hecate_install() {
     /etc/systemd/system/hecate-update.timer
   rm -f /usr/local/bin/hecate
   rm -rf /usr/local/lib/hecate
+  rm -rf /opt/hecate
   rm -rf /etc/hecate
   rm -rf /var/lib/hecate
 }