diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index a9c2f02..8f2ce27 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -39,9 +39,15 @@ make install-service
 # or if you don't like autodetection
 make install-service-systemd # systemd
 make install-service-dinit # dinit
-make install-service-runit # runit
+make install-service-runit # runit (/etc/sv)
+make install-service-runit-etc # runit (/etc/runit/sv)
 make install-service-openrc # openrc
-make install-service-s6 # s6
+make install-service-s6 # s6 (/etc/sv)
+make install-service-s6-etc # s6 (/etc/s6/sv)
+
+#  For runit and s6, some distros (e.g. Artix) like to put it in /etc/<init>/sv
+# to better isolate their packages while other distros (e.g. Void) just put it
+# in /etc/sv
 ```
 
 # AUR
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b3ad922..002c4b8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ install: lidm
 uninstall:
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/lidm ${DESTDIR}/etc/lidm.ini
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man{1/lidm.1,5/lidm-config.5}.gz
-	rm -rf /etc/systemd/system/lidm.service /etc/dinit.d/lidm /etc/runit/sv/lidm
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/etc/systemd/system/lidm.service ${DESTDIR}/etc/dinit.d/lidm ${DESTDIR}/etc/runit/sv/lidm
 
 install-service:
 	@if command -v systemctl &> /dev/null; then \
@@ -62,30 +62,72 @@ install-service:
 	elif command -v dinitctl &> /dev/null; then \
 		make install-service-dinit; \
 	elif command -v sv &> /dev/null; then \
-		make install-service-runit; \
+		if [ -d /etc/sv ]; then \
+			make install-service-runit; \
+		elif [ -d /etc/runit/sv ]; then \
+			make install-service-runit-etc; \
+		else \
+			printf '\033[31m%s\033[0m\n' "Unknown init system structure, skipping service install..." >&2; \
+		fi \
 	elif command -v rc-update &> /dev/null; then \
 		make install-service-openrc; \
 	elif command -v s6-service &> /dev/null; then \
-		make install-service-s6; \
+		if [ -d /etc/sv ]; then\
+			make install-service-s6; \
+		elif [ -d /etc/r6nit/sv ]; then \
+			make install-service-s6-etc; \
+		else \
+			printf '\033[31m%s\033[0m\n' "Unknown init system structure, skipping service install..." >&2; \
+		fi \
 	else \
-		printf '\x1b[1;31m%s\x1b[0m\n' "Unknown init system, skipping service install..."; \
+		printf '\033[1;31m%s\033[0m\n' "Unknown init system, skipping service install..." >&"; \
 	fi
 
 install-service-systemd:
-	install -m644 ./assets/services/systemd.service /etc/systemd/system/lidm.service
-	@printf '\x1b[1m%s\x1b[0m\n\n' " don't forget to run 'systemctl enable lidm'"
+	install -m644 ./assets/services/systemd.service ${DESTDIR}/etc/systemd/system/lidm.service
+	@printf '\033[1m%s\033[0m\n\n' " don't forget to run 'systemctl enable lidm'"
 install-service-dinit:
-	install -m644 ./assets/services/dinit /etc/dinit.d/lidm
-	@printf '\x1b[1m%s\x1b[0m\n\n' " don't forget to run 'dinitctl enable lidm'"
+	install -m644 ./assets/services/dinit ${DESTDIR}/etc/dinit.d/lidm
+	@printf '\033[1m%s\033[0m\n\n' " don't forget to run 'dinitctl enable lidm'"
 install-service-runit:
-	rsync -a --no-owner --no-group ./assets/services/runit/. /etc/runit/sv/lidm
-	@printf '\x1b[1m%s\x1b[0m\n\n' " don't forget to run 'ln -s /etc/runit/sv/lidm /run/runit/service' and 'sv enable lidm'"
+	@if [ ! -e /etc/sv ] && [ -d /etc/runit/sv ] && [ -z "$FORCE" ]; then \
+		printf '\033[31m%s\033[0m\n' "/etc/sv doesn't exist but /etc/runit/sv does" >&2 \
+		printf '\033[31m%s\033[0m\n' "you probably meant to 'make install-service-runit-etc'" >&2 \
+		exit 1 \
+	fi
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/etc/sv/lidm
+	cp -r --update=all ./assets/services/runit/* ${DESTDIR}/etc/sv/lidm/
+	@printf '\033[1m%s\033[0m\n\n' " don't forget to run 'ln -s ${DESTDIR}/etc/sv/lidm /var/service' or your distro equivalent"
+install-service-runit-etc:
+	@if [ ! -e /etc/runit/sv ] && [ -d /etc/sv ] && [ -z "$FORCE" ]; then \
+		printf '\033[31m%s\033[0m\n' "/etc/runit/sv doesn't exist but /etc/sv does" >&2 \
+		printf '\033[31m%s\033[0m\n' "you probably meant to 'make install-service-runit'" >&2 \
+		exit 1 \
+	fi
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/etc/runit/sv/lidm
+	cp -r --update=all ./assets/services/runit/* ${DESTDIR}/etc/runit/sv/lidm/
+	@printf '\033[1m%s\033[0m\n\n' " don't forget to run 'ln -s ${DESTDIR}/etc/runit/sv/lidm /run/runit/service' or your distro equivalent"
 install-service-openrc:
-	install -m755 ./assets/services/openrc /etc/init.d/lidm
-	@printf '\x1b[1m%s\x1b[0m\n\n' " don't forget to run 'rc-update add lidm'"
+	install -m755 ./assets/services/openrc ${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d/lidm
+	@printf '\033[1m%s\033[0m\n\n' " don't forget to run 'rc-update add lidm'"
 install-service-s6:
-	rsync -a --no-owner --no-group ./assets/services/s6/. /etc/s6/sv/lidm
-	@printf '\x1b[1m%s\x1b[0m\n\n' " don't forget to run 's6-service add default lidm' and 's6-db-reload'"
+	@if [ ! -e /etc/sv ] && [ -d /etc/s6/sv ] && [ -z "$FORCE" ]; then \
+		printf '\033[31m%s\033[0m\n' "/etc/sv doesn't exist but /etc/s6/sv does" >&2 \
+		printf '\033[31m%s\033[0m\n' "you probably meant to 'make install-service-s6-etc'" >&2 \
+		exit 1 \
+	fi
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/etc/sv/lidm
+	cp -r --update=all ./assets/services/s6/* ${DESTDIR}/etc/sv/lidm/
+	@printf '\033[1m%s\033[0m\n\n' " don't forget to run 's6-service add default lidm' and 's6-db-reload'"
+install-service-s6-etc:
+	@if [ ! -e /etc/s6/sv ] && [ -d /etc/sv ] && [ -z "$FORCE" ]; then \
+		printf '\033[31m%s\033[0m\n' "/etc/s6/sv doesn't exist but /etc/sv does" >&2 \
+		printf '\033[31m%s\033[0m\n' "you probably meant to 'make install-service-s6'" >&2 \
+		exit 1 \
+	fi
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/etc/s6/sv/lidm
+	cp -r --update=all ./assets/services/s6/* ${DESTDIR}/etc/s6/sv/lidm/
+	@printf '\033[1m%s\033[0m\n\n' " don't forget to run 's6-service add default lidm' and 's6-db-reload'"
 
 pre-commit:
 	codespell
@@ -100,8 +142,10 @@ print-version:
 	install uninstall \
 	install-service \
 	install-service-s6 \
+	install-service-s6-etc \
 	install-service-dinit \
 	install-service-runit \
+	install-service-runit-etc \
 	install-service-openrc \
 	install-service-systemd \
 	pre-commit \
diff --git a/assets/services/README.md b/assets/services/README.md
index f978157..75dc409 100644
--- a/assets/services/README.md
+++ b/assets/services/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This folder contains the files necessary to set up lidm on start up for the supp
 
 If you don't know what a init system is, you're certainly using `systemd`.
 
-There's make scripts to automatically copy the service files to the proper locations, you just have to run `make install-service-$INIT`. `make install-service` will attempt to detect the init system in use and install for it.
+There's make scripts to automatically copy the service files to the proper locations, you just have to run `make install-service-$INIT` (or `make install-service-$INIT-etc`). `make install-service` will attempt to detect the init system in use and install for it.
 
 The manual steps for installation are: