diff --git a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-SQLExpress.ps1 b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-SQLExpress.ps1
index d6bbfaa3a..d93f82383 100644
--- a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-SQLExpress.ps1
+++ b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-SQLExpress.ps1
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Import-Module -Name ImageHelpers -Force;
 function Download-FullSQLPackage {
     param(
         [String]$InstallerPath,
-        [String]$Arguments = ("/MEDIAPATH=C:\SQLInstall", "/MEDIATYPE=Core","/Action=Download", "/QUIET")
+        [String]$Arguments = ("/MEDIAPATH=$InstallerPath", "/MEDIATYPE=Core","/Action=Download", "/QUIET")
     )
     Write-Host "Downloading full package to $InstallerPath..."
     $process = Start-Process -FilePath $InstallerPath -ArgumentList $Arguments -Wait -PassThru
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ function Start-Installer {
 $installerUrl = "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=866658"
 $downloadPath = "C:\SQLInstall"
 $setupPath = Join-Path $downloadPath "SQLEXPR_x64_ENU"
+md $downloadPath
 Set-Location -Path $downloadPath
-$installerPath = Start-DownloadWithRetry -Url "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=866658" -Name "SQL2019-SSEI-Expr.exe"
+$installerPath = Start-DownloadWithRetry -Url "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=866658" -DownloadPath $downloadPath -Name "SQL2019-SSEI-Expr.exe"
 Download-FullSQLPackage -InstallerPath $installerPath
 Unpack-SQLInstaller -InstallPath "$setupPath.exe"
 $resultPath = Join-Path $setupPath "SETUP.exe"