diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f3857c4..cc166e9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ bbsdb.pkl
 
 # virtualenv
 venv/
+
+# modified .service files
+etc/*.service
diff --git a/etc/mesh_bot.service b/etc/mesh_bot.tmp
similarity index 70%
rename from etc/mesh_bot.service
rename to etc/mesh_bot.tmp
index 1c3229f..13496df 100644
--- a/etc/mesh_bot.service
+++ b/etc/mesh_bot.tmp
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-# /etc/systemd/system/meshbot.service
+# /etc/systemd/system/mesh_bot.service
 # sudo systemctl daemon-reload
-# sudo systemctl start meshbot.service
+# sudo systemctl start mesh_bot.service
 
 [Unit]
 Description=MESH-BOT
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/python /usr/local/meshing-around/mesh_bot.py
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python /dir/launch.sh mesh
 
 # Disable Python's buffering of STDOUT and STDERR, so that output from the
 # service shows up immediately in systemd's logs
diff --git a/etc/pong_bot.service b/etc/pong_bot.tmp
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/pong_bot.service
rename to etc/pong_bot.tmp
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 902572e..1dc6bed 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ read bot
 
 # reminder to change the .service file to proper path for the bot
 
+#set the correct path in the service file
+program_path="$(dirname "$0")"
+cp etc/pong_bot.service.tmp etc/pong_bot.service
+cp etc/mesh_bot.service.tmp etc/mesh_bot.service
+sed -i "s|/dir/launch.sh|$program_path/launch.sh|g" etc/pong_bot.service
+sed -i "s|/dir/launch.sh|$program_path/launch.sh|g" etc/mesh_bot.service
+
 if [ $bot == "pong" ]; then
     # install service for pong bot
     sudo cp etc/pong_bot.service /etc/systemd/system/