diff --git a/hddtempUtil.js b/hddtempUtil.js
index e52fbc2..f5138bb 100644
--- a/hddtempUtil.js
+++ b/hddtempUtil.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default class HddtempUtil extends 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]){
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export default class HddtempUtil extends 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) {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default class HddtempUtil extends CommandLineUtil {
 
         // systemd isn't used on this system, try sysvinit instead
         if(!pid && pidof) {
-            let output = run_command("pidof hddtemp");
+            let output = run_command("@procps@/bin/pidof hddtemp");
             if(output.length)
                 pid = Number(output.trim());
         }
diff --git a/liquidctlUtil.js b/liquidctlUtil.js
index a2f3015..215707a 100644
--- a/liquidctlUtil.js
+++ b/liquidctlUtil.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default class LiquidctlUtil extends 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 2b12d2d..70609f7 100644
--- a/nvmecliUtil.js
+++ b/nvmecliUtil.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import GLib from 'gi://GLib';
 
 function getNvmeData (argv){
-    const nvme = GLib.find_program_in_path('nvme')
+    const nvme = '@nvmecli@/bin/nvme'
     return JSON.parse(new TextDecoder().decode(GLib.spawn_command_line_sync(`${nvme} ${argv} -o json`)[1]))
 }
 
diff --git a/sensorsUtil.js b/sensorsUtil.js
index 90c6ca9..5788635 100644
--- a/sensorsUtil.js
+++ b/sensorsUtil.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default class SensorsUtil extends 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 f58d194..b9cb9ca 100644
--- a/smartctlUtil.js
+++ b/smartctlUtil.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import GLib from 'gi://GLib';
 
 function getSmartData (argv){
-    const smartctl = GLib.find_program_in_path('smartctl')
+    const smartctl = '@smartmontools@/bin/smartctl'
     return JSON.parse(new TextDecoder().decode( GLib.spawn_command_line_sync(`'${smartctl}' ${argv} -j`)[1] ))
 }