diff --git a/jobs/memcached_node_ng/templates/warden_service_ctl b/jobs/memcached_node_ng/templates/warden_service_ctl
index f3d507fb46..e9d48c50e8 100755
--- a/jobs/memcached_node_ng/templates/warden_service_ctl
+++ b/jobs/memcached_node_ng/templates/warden_service_ctl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ case $1 in
     shift
 
     args=$*
-    exec start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --chuid vcap --exec /usr/share/memcached/bin/memcached -- $args
+    exec /sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --chuid vcap --exec /usr/share/memcached/bin/memcached -- $args
     ;;
 
   stop)
diff --git a/jobs/rabbit_node_ng/templates/warden_service_ctl b/jobs/rabbit_node_ng/templates/warden_service_ctl
index f7b9bb273b..252f855a7d 100755
--- a/jobs/rabbit_node_ng/templates/warden_service_ctl
+++ b/jobs/rabbit_node_ng/templates/warden_service_ctl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ case $1 in
     export RABBITMQ_CONSOLE_LOG=reuse
     export ERL_CRASH_DUMP="/dev/null"
     export ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS="1"
-    exec start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --chuid vcap --exec /var/vcap/packages/rabbitmq/sbin/rabbitmq-server >/store/log/rabbitmq_stdout.log 2>/store/log/rabbitmq_stderr.log
+    exec /sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --chuid vcap --exec /var/vcap/packages/rabbitmq/sbin/rabbitmq-server >/store/log/rabbitmq_stdout.log 2>/store/log/rabbitmq_stderr.log
     ;;
 
   stop)
diff --git a/jobs/redis_node_ng/templates/warden_service_ctl b/jobs/redis_node_ng/templates/warden_service_ctl
index 8d0945551f..6060ea6791 100755
--- a/jobs/redis_node_ng/templates/warden_service_ctl
+++ b/jobs/redis_node_ng/templates/warden_service_ctl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ case $1 in
     shift
     version=$1
     shift
-    exec start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --chuid vcap --exec  /usr/share/redis/redis-${version}/redis-server -- /store/instance/redis.conf
+    exec /sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --chuid vcap --exec  /usr/share/redis/redis-${version}/redis-server -- /store/instance/redis.conf
     ;;
 
   stop)