diff --git a/setup_and_build_demos_debian.sh b/setup_and_build_demos_debian.sh
index 9645286..9535e16 100755
--- a/setup_and_build_demos_debian.sh
+++ b/setup_and_build_demos_debian.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ sudo apt install libopenal-dev
 
 cd ..
 
+# Define the required folder name
+REQUIRED_NAME="lib"
+# Get the current folder name
+CURRENT_NAME=$(basename "$PWD")
+# Check if the current folder name matches the required name
+if [[ "$CURRENT_NAME" != "$REQUIRED_NAME" ]]; then
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}Warning:${RESET} You are not in the correct folder. It is highly recommended that you check out the 8Beat repo in a folder named '$REQUIRED_NAME'. The demos will run fine but other repos might expect to find it there."
+  # exit 1
+fi
+
 ./"${REPO_DIR}"/fetch-dependencies.py "${REPO_DIR}"/dependencies
 
 cd "${REPO_DIR}/${BUILD_DIR}"