diff --git a/scripts/prepare-msm.sh b/scripts/prepare-msm.sh
index b55fc91e59..7ba2559941 100755
--- a/scripts/prepare-msm.sh
+++ b/scripts/prepare-msm.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,16 @@ mycroft_root_dir='/opt/mycroft'
 skills_dir="${mycroft_root_dir}"/skills
 # exit on any error
 set -Ee
-chmod +x msm/msm
+
+SOURCE="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+while [ -h "$SOURCE" ]; do
+  DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
+  SOURCE="$(readlink "$SOURCE")"
+  [[ $SOURCE != /* ]] && SOURCE="$DIR/$SOURCE"
+done
+DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
+ 
+chmod +x ${DIR}/../msm/msm
 
 # Determine which user is running this script
 setup_user=$USER
diff --git a/start-mycroft.sh b/start-mycroft.sh
index 0d8d8239ed..5968033fc4 100755
--- a/start-mycroft.sh
+++ b/start-mycroft.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+SOURCE="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+
 script=${0}
 script=${script##*/}
 DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
diff --git a/stop-mycroft.sh b/stop-mycroft.sh
index 9345d011dc..72c4ffe190 100755
--- a/stop-mycroft.sh
+++ b/stop-mycroft.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+SOURCE="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+
 script=${0}
 script=${script##*/}
 DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"