diff --git a/hddtempUtil.js b/hddtempUtil.js
index e5d1d6d..23f6289 100644
--- a/hddtempUtil.js
+++ b/hddtempUtil.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var HddtempUtil = class extends CommandLineUtil.CommandLineUtil {
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        let hddtempArgv = GLib.find_program_in_path('hddtemp');
+        let hddtempArgv = '@hddtemp@/bin/hddtemp';
         if(hddtempArgv) {
             // check if this user can run hddtemp directly.
             if(!GLib.spawn_command_line_sync(hddtempArgv)[3]){
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ var HddtempUtil = class extends CommandLineUtil.CommandLineUtil {
         // doesn't seem to be the case… is it running as a daemon?
         // Check first for systemd
         let systemctl = GLib.find_program_in_path('systemctl');
-        let pidof = GLib.find_program_in_path('pidof');
-        let nc = GLib.find_program_in_path('nc');
+        let pidof = '@procps@/bin/pidof';
+        let nc = '@netcat@/bin/nc';
         let pid = undefined;
 
         if(systemctl) {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var HddtempUtil = class extends CommandLineUtil.CommandLineUtil {
 
         // systemd isn't used on this system, try sysvinit instead
         if(!pid && pidof) {
-            let output = GLib.spawn_command_line_sync("pidof hddtemp")[1].toString().trim();
+            let output = GLib.spawn_command_line_sync("@procps@/bin/pidof hddtemp")[1].toString().trim();
             if(output.length)
                 pid = Number(output.trim());
         }
diff --git a/liquidctlUtil.js b/liquidctlUtil.js
index 766bf62..2a6faf8 100644
--- a/liquidctlUtil.js
+++ b/liquidctlUtil.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const commandLineUtil = Me.imports.commandLineUtil;
 var LiquidctlUtil = class extends commandLineUtil.CommandLineUtil {
     constructor() {
         super();
-        const path = GLib.find_program_in_path('liquidctl');
+        const path = '@liquidctl@/bin/liquidctl';
         this._argv = path ? [path, 'status', '--json'] : null;
     }
 
diff --git a/nvmecliUtil.js b/nvmecliUtil.js
index 98a61df..8a40624 100644
--- a/nvmecliUtil.js
+++ b/nvmecliUtil.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const GLib = imports.gi.GLib;
 const Me = imports.misc.extensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
 
 function getNvmeData (argv){
-    const nvme = GLib.find_program_in_path('nvme')
+    const nvme = '@nvmecli@/bin/nvme'
     return JSON.parse(GLib.spawn_command_line_sync(`${nvme} ${argv} -o json`)[1].toString())
 }
 
diff --git a/sensorsUtil.js b/sensorsUtil.js
index bd6de61..5951b17 100644
--- a/sensorsUtil.js
+++ b/sensorsUtil.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var SensorsUtil = class extends CommandLineUtil.CommandLineUtil {
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        let path = GLib.find_program_in_path('sensors');
+        let path = '@lm_sensors@/bin/sensors';
         // -A: Do not show adapter -j: JSON output
         this._argv = path ? [path, '-A', '-j'] : null;
     }
diff --git a/smartctlUtil.js b/smartctlUtil.js
index 4888323..66b6c61 100644
--- a/smartctlUtil.js
+++ b/smartctlUtil.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const GLib = imports.gi.GLib;
 const Me = imports.misc.extensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
 const ByteArray = imports.byteArray;
 function getSmartData (argv){
-    const smartctl = GLib.find_program_in_path('smartctl')
+    const smartctl = '@smartmontools@/bin/smartctl'
     return JSON.parse(ByteArray.toString( GLib.spawn_command_line_sync(`'${smartctl}' ${argv} -j`)[1] ))
 }