diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 79a4897..84ce177 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ This is the admin interface for Chicago Boss, which can be configured as a stand
 Installation as a standalone server
 -----------------------------------
 
-This isn't very useful, but it's easy. Just type:
+This isn't very useful, but it's easy. First make sure ChicagoBoss is built in the parent directory; otherwise modify start.sh and start-dev.sh to point to the ChicagoBoss ebin/ directory on your machine.
+
+Then:
 
     make
     ./start.sh
diff --git a/start-dev.sh b/start-dev.sh
index f195eab..24f721f 100755
--- a/start-dev.sh
+++ b/start-dev.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 cd `dirname $0`
 exec erl -pa $PWD/ebin \
-    -pa /Users/emiller/src/ChicagoBoss/ebin \
-    -pa /Users/emiller/src/ChicagoBoss/deps/*/ebin \
+    -pa ../ChicagoBoss/ebin \
+    -pa ../ChicagoBoss/deps/*/ebin \
     -boss developing_app cb_admin \
     -boot start_sasl -config boss -s reloader -s boss \
     -sname wildbill
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 363c840..66f4a70 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ cd `dirname $0`
 
 # If your server is running in an untrusted environment, you should probably
 # change the cookie too. (All nodes in a cluster must have the same cookie.)
-exec erl -pa $PWD/ebin -pa /Users/emiller/src/ChicagoBoss/ebin -pa /Users/emiller/src/ChicagoBoss/deps/*/ebin \
+exec erl -pa $PWD/ebin \
+    -pa ../ChicagoBoss/ebin 
+    -pa ../ChicagoBoss/deps/*/ebin \
     -boot start_sasl -config boss -s boss -setcookie abc123 -detached \
     -sname john