diff --git a/atom.be0 b/atom.be0
index 0bb6806d7..be868015a 100755
--- a/atom.be0
+++ b/atom.be0
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env beesh
 
-# BEE_VERSION atom-1.9.0-0
+# BEE_VERSION atom-1.12.6-0
 
 ## this file was created by bee init and should be executed to build a
 ## bee-package. (Additional hints are located at the end of this file.)
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SRCURL[0]="https://github.com/atom/atom/archive/v${PKGVERSION}.tar.gz"
 ## outside the source directory and need to be build inside the source
 ## directory.
 
-# build_in_sourcedir
+build_in_sourcedir
 
 ###############################################################################
 ## bee cannot detect buildtypes specified in subdirectories.
@@ -58,12 +58,29 @@ SRCURL[0]="https://github.com/atom/atom/archive/v${PKGVERSION}.tar.gz"
 #}
 
 mee_build() {
-    start_cmd "${S}"/script/build --build-dir "${B}"
+
+    # some scripts in their stupid build system do strange things
+    # when they see SUDO environment
+
+    unset SUDO_USER SUDO_UID SUDO_COMMAND SUDO_GID
+    start_cmd script/build
 }
 
 mee_install() {
-    ln -s "${S}"/build "${B}"/build
-    start_cmd "${S}"/script/grunt install --build-dir "${B}" --install-dir "${D}"/"${PREFIX}"
+
+    # "script/build --install" calls "script/build/lib/install-application"
+    # which does not honor DESTDIR and always installs into /usr/local
+    # so do it manually here until they fix it.
+    #
+    # https://github.com/atom/atom/issues/13240
+
+    set -vx
+    umask 000
+    mkdir -p $D$DATAROOTDIR $D$BINDIR
+    cp -r out/atom-1.12.6-amd64 $D$DATAROOTDIR/atom
+    cp atom.sh $D$BINDIR/atom
+    ln -s ../share/atom/resources/app/apm/node_modules/.bin/apm $D$BINDIR/apm
+    set +xv
 }
 ## by default this may be 'make install DESTDIR="${D}"'