diff --git a/app/src/command.c b/app/src/command.c
index c555c0e1..067bc929 100644
--- a/app/src/command.c
+++ b/app/src/command.c
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ process_t adb_push(const char *serial, const char *local, const char *remote) {
     return adb_execute(serial, adb_cmd, ARRAY_LEN(adb_cmd));
 }
 
-process_t adb_install(const char *serial, const char *local, const char *remote) {
-    const char *const adb_cmd[] = {"install", local, remote};
+process_t adb_install(const char *serial, const char *local) {
+    const char *const adb_cmd[] = {"install", local};
     return adb_execute(serial, adb_cmd, ARRAY_LEN(adb_cmd));
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/command.h b/app/src/command.h
index 4c218060..4113f251 100644
--- a/app/src/command.h
+++ b/app/src/command.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ process_t adb_forward_remove(const char *serial, uint16_t local_port);
 process_t adb_reverse(const char *serial, const char *device_socket_name, uint16_t local_port);
 process_t adb_reverse_remove(const char *serial, const char *device_socket_name);
 process_t adb_push(const char *serial, const char *local, const char *remote);
-process_t adb_install(const char *serial, const char *local, const char *remote);
+process_t adb_install(const char *serial, const char *local);
 process_t adb_remove_path(const char *serial, const char *path);
 
 // convenience function to wait for a successful process execution
diff --git a/app/src/server.c b/app/src/server.c
index 41823d6a..ea49baef 100644
--- a/app/src/server.c
+++ b/app/src/server.c
@@ -146,9 +146,8 @@ void server_init(struct server *server) {
 }
 
 SDL_bool server_install(struct server *server, const char* apk_path) {
-    adb_install(server->serial, apk_path, DEVICE_SERVER_PATH);
-    // async command
-    return SDL_TRUE;
+    process_t process = adb_install(server->serial, apk_path);
+    return process_check_success(process, "adb install");
 }
 
 SDL_bool server_start(struct server *server, const char *serial, Uint16 local_port,