diff --git a/usr/share/install-launcher.js b/usr/share/install-launcher.js
index 07b95af..42d72f4 100644
--- a/usr/share/install-launcher.js
+++ b/usr/share/install-launcher.js
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ Launcher.install = function (things, fn) {
             file: {
               tpl: vars.telebitBinTpl
             , launcher: path.join(vars.telebitPath, 'bin/telebit')
+            , executable: true
           }
         , vars: vars
         });
diff --git a/usr/share/install_helper.sh b/usr/share/install_helper.sh
index dae5187..c907eb0 100644
--- a/usr/share/install_helper.sh
+++ b/usr/share/install_helper.sh
@@ -445,12 +445,13 @@ fi
 # NOTE: ln -sf *should* replace an existing link... but sometimes it doesn't
 echo "    > ${real_sudo_cmde}ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_app /usr/local/bin/$my_app"
 rm -f $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_app || $real_sudo_cmd rm -f $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_app
-ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_app /usr/local/bin/$my_app 2>/dev/null || \
-  $real_sudo_cmd ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_app /usr/local/bin/$my_app
+ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_app /usr/local/bin/$my_app 2>/dev/null || true
+#\ $real_sudo_cmd ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_app /usr/local/bin/$my_app
+rm -f $HOME/$my_app; ln -s $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_app $HOME/
 echo "    > ${real_sudo_cmde}ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon /usr/local/bin/$my_daemon"
-rm -f $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon || $real_sudo_cmd rm -f $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon
-ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon /usr/local/bin/$my_daemon || \
-  $real_sudo_cmd ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon /usr/local/bin/$my_daemon
+#rm -f $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon || $real_sudo_cmd rm -f $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon
+#ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon /usr/local/bin/$my_daemon || \
+#  $real_sudo_cmd ln -sf $TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/$my_daemon /usr/local/bin/$my_daemon
 
 
 echo "  > telebit init --tty"
diff --git a/usr/share/template-launcher.js b/usr/share/template-launcher.js
index bd5d41d..124766f 100644
--- a/usr/share/template-launcher.js
+++ b/usr/share/template-launcher.js
@@ -33,8 +33,13 @@ module.exports.sync = function (opts) {
     .replace(/{TELEBIT_CONFIG}/g, vars.telebitConfig || '{TELEBIT_CONFIG}')
     .replace(/{TELEBITD_CONFIG}/g, vars.telebitdConfig || '{TELEBITD_CONFIG}')
     .replace(/{TELEBIT_LOG_DIR}/g, vars.TELEBIT_LOG_DIR || '{TELEBIT_LOG_DIR}')
+    .replace(/{TELEBIT_SOCK_DIR}/g, vars.TELEBIT_LOG_DIR || '{TELEBIT_SOCK_DIR}')
     ;
   fs.writeFileSync(f.launcher, text, 'utf8');
+  if (f.executable && !/^win/i.test(os.platform())) {
+    // TODO not sure if chmod works on windows
+    fs.chmodSync(f.launcher, parseInt('755', 8));
+  }
 };
 
 function run() {