diff --git a/etc/scripts/chronograf.service b/etc/scripts/chronograf.service
index 272429f86..dee9fea15 100644
--- a/etc/scripts/chronograf.service
+++ b/etc/scripts/chronograf.service
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Environment="HOST=0.0.0.0"
 Environment="PORT=8888"
 Environment="BOLT_PATH=/var/lib/chronograf/chronograf-v1.db"
 Environment="CANNED_PATH=/usr/share/chronograf/canned"
+Environment="PROTOBOARDS_PATH=/usr/share/chronograf/protoboards"
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/chronograf
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/chronograf $CHRONOGRAF_OPTS
 KillMode=control-group
diff --git a/etc/scripts/init.sh b/etc/scripts/init.sh
index 6b52743f0..8c799a4d7 100755
--- a/etc/scripts/init.sh
+++ b/etc/scripts/init.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export HOST="0.0.0.0"
 export PORT="8888"
 export BOLT_PATH="/var/lib/chronograf/chronograf-v1.db"
 export CANNED_PATH="/usr/share/chronograf/canned"
+export PROTOBOARDS_PATH="/usr/share/chronograf/protoboards"
 # Options to pass to the script on startup
 . /etc/default/chronograf
 SCRIPT_OPTS="${CHRONOGRAF_OPTS}"