diff --git a/tools/start_services.sh b/tools/start_services.sh
index 678b9aa..b8e74a5 100644
--- a/tools/start_services.sh
+++ b/tools/start_services.sh
@@ -25,14 +25,15 @@
   fi
 }
 main() {
+  PATH=${PATH}:${V23_ROOT}/release/go/bin
   local -r TMP=tmp
-  local -r CREDS=tmp/creds/${creds-}
+  local -r CREDS=./tmp/creds/${creds-}
   local -r PORT=${port-4000}
   local -r MOUNTTABLED_ADDR=":$((PORT+1))"
   local -r SYNCBASED_ADDR=":$((PORT))"
-  local -r BLESSINGS=`./bin/principal dump --v23.credentials=${CREDS} -s=true`
+  local -r BLESSINGS=`principal dump --v23.credentials=${CREDS} -s=true`
   mkdir -p $TMP
-  ${V23_ROOT}/release/go/bin/mounttabled \
+  mounttabled \
     --v23.tcp.address=${MOUNTTABLED_ADDR} \
     --v23.credentials=${CREDS} &
   ./bin/syncbased \