diff --git a/scripts/npm-clean.sh b/scripts/npm-clean.sh
index d689082012..463757af0f 100755
--- a/scripts/npm-clean.sh
+++ b/scripts/npm-clean.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+
 for PACKAGE in \
   ng2-alfresco-core \
   ng2-alfresco-datatable \
@@ -10,10 +12,9 @@ for PACKAGE in \
   ng2-alfresco-viewer
 do
   echo "====== clean component: ${PACKAGE} ====="
-  cd ../ng2-components/${PACKAGE}
+  cd "$DIR/../ng2-components/${PACKAGE}"
   npm run clean
-  cd ../../scripts/
 done
 
-cd ./../demo-shell-ng2
-npm run clean
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+cd "$DIR/../demo-shell-ng2"
+npm run clean
diff --git a/scripts/npm-link-demo-shell.sh b/scripts/npm-link-demo-shell.sh
index df256f48b4..af832a4591 100755
--- a/scripts/npm-link-demo-shell.sh
+++ b/scripts/npm-link-demo-shell.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+
 for PACKAGE in \
   ng2-alfresco-core \
   ng2-alfresco-datatable \
@@ -9,12 +11,12 @@ for PACKAGE in \
   ng2-alfresco-upload \
   ng2-alfresco-viewer
 do
-  DESTDIR=././../ng2-components/${PACKAGE}
+  DESTDIR="$DIR/../ng2-components/${PACKAGE}"
   echo "====== linking component: ${DESTDIR} ====="
   npm link ${DESTDIR} --access public
 done
 
-cd ./../demo-shell-ng2
+cd "$DIR/../demo-shell-ng2"
 
 for PACKAGE in \
   ng2-alfresco-core \
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ for PACKAGE in \
   ng2-alfresco-upload \
   ng2-alfresco-viewer
 do
-  DESTDIR=././../ng2-components/${PACKAGE}
+  DESTDIR="$DIR/../ng2-components/${PACKAGE}"
   echo "====== demo shell linking: ${PACKAGE} ====="
   npm link ${PACKAGE}
-done
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+done
diff --git a/scripts/npm-publish.sh b/scripts/npm-publish.sh
index 092da9dba5..5593809e17 100755
--- a/scripts/npm-publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/npm-publish.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+
 for PACKAGE in \
   ng2-alfresco-core \
   ng2-alfresco-datatable \
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ for PACKAGE in \
   ng2-alfresco-upload \
   ng2-alfresco-viewer
 do
-  DESTDIR=././../ng2-components/${PACKAGE}
+  DESTDIR="$DIR/../ng2-components/${PACKAGE}"
   echo "====== PUBLISHING: ${DESTDIR} ====="
   npm publish ${DESTDIR}
-done
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+done
diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
index 2e199dc829..8984114d26 100755
--- a/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/scripts/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+
 for PACKAGE in \
   ng2-alfresco-core \
   ng2-alfresco-datatable \
@@ -9,16 +11,15 @@ for PACKAGE in \
   ng2-alfresco-upload \
   ng2-alfresco-viewer
 do
-  cd ../ng2-components/${PACKAGE}; npm version patch ; cd ../../scripts/
+  cd "$DIR/../ng2-components/${PACKAGE}"; npm version patch
 done
 
-./update-version.sh ^0.1.0
+"$DIR/update-version.sh" ^0.1.0
 
-./npm-link-demo-shell.sh
+"$DIR/npm-link-demo-shell.sh"
 
-cd ../demo-shell-ng2
+cd "$DIR/../demo-shell-ng2"
 
-#!/bin/sh
 if  [[ $1 = "-install" ]]; then
     npm install
     npm run start
@@ -31,4 +32,4 @@ elif  [[ $1 = "-cleanInstall" ]]; then
     npm run start
 else
     npm run start
-fi
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+fi