diff --git a/pmb/flasher/export.py b/pmb/flasher/export.py
index 950070bf..d57945d8 100644
--- a/pmb/flasher/export.py
+++ b/pmb/flasher/export.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ def export(args, flavor, folder):
     """
     Create convenience symlinks to the system image and boot files.
     """
+    logging.info("Export symlinks to: " + folder)
+
     # File descriptions
     info = {
         "boot.img-" + flavor: "Fastboot compatible boot.img file,"
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ def export(args, flavor, folder):
         link = folder + "/" + basename
 
         # Display a readable message
-        msg = "Symlink: " + basename
+        msg = " * " + basename
         if basename in info:
             msg += " (" + info[basename] + ")"
         logging.info(msg)
diff --git a/pmb/flasher/frontend.py b/pmb/flasher/frontend.py
index 604428fa..f50e623c 100644
--- a/pmb/flasher/frontend.py
+++ b/pmb/flasher/frontend.py
@@ -98,11 +98,15 @@ def list_devices(args):
 
 
 def export(args):
-    # Generate system image
+    # Create the export folder
+    if not os.path.exists(args.export_folder):
+        pmb.helpers.run.user(args, ["mkdir", "-p", args.export_folder])
+
+    # System image note
     img_path = "/home/user/rootfs/" + args.device + ".img"
     if not os.path.exists(args.work + "/chroot_native" + img_path):
-        setattr(args, "sdcard", None)
-        pmb.install.install(args, False)
+        logging.info("NOTE: To export the system image, run 'pmbootstrap"
+                     " install' first (without the 'sdcard' parameter).")
 
     # Rebuild the initramfs, just to make sure (see #69)
     flavor = parse_flavor_arg(args)
diff --git a/pmb/install/install.py b/pmb/install/install.py
index 58abdd14..dbb2e9bd 100644
--- a/pmb/install/install.py
+++ b/pmb/install/install.py
@@ -153,4 +153,4 @@ def install(args):
     # Export information
     logging.info("* If the above steps do not work, you can also create"
                  " symlinks to the generated files with 'pmbootstrap flasher"
-                 " export <target_dir>' and flash outside of pmbootstrap.")
+                 " export [export_folder]' and flash outside of pmbootstrap.")
diff --git a/pmb/parse/arguments.py b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
index 6df247b7..9a083e3e 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/arguments.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with pmbootstrap.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 import argparse
-import os
 import pmb.config
 import pmb.parse.arch
 
@@ -45,8 +44,8 @@ def arguments_flasher(subparser):
 
     # Export: additional arguments
     export.add_argument("export_folder", help="export folder, defaults to"
-                                              " the current working directory.",
-                        default=os.getcwd(), nargs="?")
+                                              " /tmp/postmarketOS-export",
+                        default="/tmp/postmarketOS-export", nargs="?")
     return ret