diff --git a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/config.sh b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/config.sh
index 61d1162..395c953 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/config.sh
+++ b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/config.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ConfigFile=`dirname $0`/kobocloudrc.tmpl
+KC_HOME=$(dirname $0)
+ConfigFile=$KC_HOME/kobocloudrc.tmpl
 
 if uname -a | grep -q x86
 then
     #echo "PC detected"
-    . `dirname $0`/config_pc.sh
+    . $KC_HOME/config_pc.sh
 else
-    . `dirname $0`/config_kobo.sh
+    . $KC_HOME/config_kobo.sh
 fi
diff --git a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/config_kobo.sh b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/config_kobo.sh
index 7574027..eed91f2 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/config_kobo.sh
+++ b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/config_kobo.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ Lib=/mnt/onboard/.add/kobocloud/Library
 SD=/mnt/sd/kobocloud
 UserConfig=/mnt/onboard/.add/kobocloud/kobocloudrc
 Dt="date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S"
-CURL="`dirname $0`/curl --cacert \"`dirname $0`/ca-bundle.crt\" "
+CURL="$KC_HOME/curl --cacert \"$KC_HOME/ca-bundle.crt\" "
diff --git a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/get.sh b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/get.sh
index 004b4c9..d007dd0 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/get.sh
+++ b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/get.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 #Kobocloud getter
 
 #load config
-. `dirname $0`/config.sh
+. $(dirname $0)/config.sh
 
 #check if Kobocloud contains the line "UNINSTALL"
 if grep -q '^UNINSTALL$' $UserConfig; then
     echo "Uninstalling KoboCloud!"
-    `dirname $0`/uninstall.sh
+    $KC_HOME/uninstall.sh
     exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ while read url; do
   else
     echo "Getting $url"
     if echo $url | grep -q '^https*://www.dropbox.com'; then # dropbox link?
-      `dirname $0`/getDropboxFiles.sh "$url" "$Lib"
+      $KC_HOME/getDropboxFiles.sh "$url" "$Lib"
     elif echo $url | grep -q '^https*://filedn.com'; then
-      `dirname $0`/getpCloudFiles.sh "$url" "$Lib"
+      $KC_HOME/getpCloudFiles.sh "$url" "$Lib"
     elif echo $url | grep -q '^https*://[^/]*pcloud'; then
-      `dirname $0`/getpCloudFiles.sh "$url" "$Lib"
+      $KC_HOME/getpCloudFiles.sh "$url" "$Lib"
     elif echo $url | grep -q '^https*://drive.google.com'; then
-      `dirname $0`/getGDriveFiles.sh "$url" "$Lib"
+      $KC_HOME/getGDriveFiles.sh "$url" "$Lib"
     else
-      `dirname $0`/getOwncloudFiles.sh "$url" "$Lib"
+      $KC_HOME/getOwncloudFiles.sh "$url" "$Lib"
     fi
   fi
 done < $UserConfig
diff --git a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getDropboxFiles.sh b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getDropboxFiles.sh
index 807d7c4..2d01b93 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getDropboxFiles.sh
+++ b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getDropboxFiles.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ baseURL="$1"
 outDir="$2"
 
 #load config
-. `dirname $0`/config.sh
+. $(dirname $0)/config.sh
 
 baseURL=`echo "$baseURL" | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//'`
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ do
   outFileName=`echo $linkLine | sed -e 's|.*/\(.*\)?dl=.*|\1|'`
   #echo $outFileName
   localFile="$outDir/$outFileName"
-  `dirname $0`/getRemoteFile.sh "$linkLine" "$localFile"
+  $KC_HOME/getRemoteFile.sh "$linkLine" "$localFile"
   if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
       echo "Having problems contacting Dropbox. Try again in a couple of minutes."
       exit
diff --git a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getGDriveFiles.sh b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getGDriveFiles.sh
index a825d3d..0c89797 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getGDriveFiles.sh
+++ b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getGDriveFiles.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ baseURL="$1"
 outDir="$2"
 
 #load config
-. `dirname $0`/config.sh
+. $(dirname $0)/config.sh
 
 # get directory listing
 echo "Getting $baseURL"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ do
     outFileName=`echo $fileName | tr ' ' '_'`
     localFile="$outDir/$outFileName"
 
-    `dirname $0`/getRemoteFile.sh "$linkLine" "$localFile"
+    $KC_HOME/getRemoteFile.sh "$linkLine" "$localFile"
     if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
         echo "Having problems contacting Google Drive. Try again in a couple of minutes."
         exit
diff --git a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getOwncloudFiles.sh b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getOwncloudFiles.sh
index 4ea1780..a26df76 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getOwncloudFiles.sh
+++ b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getOwncloudFiles.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ baseURL="$1"
 outDir="$2"
 
 #load config
-. `dirname $0`/config.sh
+. $(dirname $0)/config.sh
 
 # webdav implementation
 # https://myserver.com/s/shareLink
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ echo $shareID
 echo $davServer
 
 # get directory listing
-`dirname $0`/getOwncloudList.sh $shareID $davServer |
+$KC_HOME/getOwncloudList.sh $shareID $davServer |
 while read relativeLink
 do
   # process line 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ do
   linkLine=$davServer/$relativeLink
   localFile="$outDir/$outFileName"
   # get remote file
-  `dirname $0`/getRemoteFile.sh "$linkLine" "$localFile" $shareID
+  $KC_HOME/getRemoteFile.sh "$linkLine" "$localFile" $shareID
   if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
       echo "Having problems contacting Owncloud. Try again in a couple of minutes."
       exit
diff --git a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getOwncloudList.sh b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getOwncloudList.sh
index f421a61..8816668 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getOwncloudList.sh
+++ b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getOwncloudList.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ user="$1"
 davServer="$2"
 
 #load config
-. `dirname $0`/config.sh
+. $(dirname $0)/config.sh
 
 echo '<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <a:propfind xmlns:a="DAV:">
diff --git a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getRemoteFile.sh b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getRemoteFile.sh
index ff9c3e3..d1109ad 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getRemoteFile.sh
+++ b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getRemoteFile.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ user="$3"
 outputFileTmp="/tmp/kobo-remote-file-tmp.log"
 
 #load config
-. `dirname $0`/config.sh
+. $(dirname $0)/config.sh
 
 curlCommand="$CURL"
 if [ ! -z "$user" ] && [ "$user" != "-" ]; then
diff --git a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getpCloudFiles.sh b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getpCloudFiles.sh
index 1f2e688..9497dc5 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getpCloudFiles.sh
+++ b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/getpCloudFiles.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ baseURL="$1"
 outDir="$2"
 
 #load config
-. `dirname $0`/config.sh
+. $(dirname $0)/config.sh
 
 code=`echo $baseURL | sed 's/.*code=\([a-zA-Z0-9]*\).*/\1/'`
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ do
   
   # process line 
   localFile="$outDir/$outFileName"
-  `dirname $0`/getRemoteFile.sh "$linkLine" "$localFile"
+  $KC_HOME/getRemoteFile.sh "$linkLine" "$localFile"
   if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
       echo "Having problems contacting pCloud. Try again in a couple of minutes."
       exit
diff --git a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/udev_mount.sh b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/udev_mount.sh
index b6e1479..96774b2 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/udev_mount.sh
+++ b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/udev_mount.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #load config
-. `dirname $0`/config.sh
+. $(dirname $0)/config.sh
 
 #create work dirs
 [ ! -e "$Logs" ] && mkdir -p "$Logs" >/dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/udev_program.sh b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/udev_program.sh
index 05a16e6..e688a72 100755
--- a/src/usr/local/kobocloud/udev_program.sh
+++ b/src/usr/local/kobocloud/udev_program.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ then
 fi
 
 #load config
-. `dirname $0`/config.sh
+. $(dirname $0)/config.sh
 
 #create work dirs
 [ ! -e "$Logs" ] && mkdir -p "$Logs" >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ fi
 [ ! -e "$SD" ] && mkdir -p "$SD" >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 #output to log
-`dirname $0`/get.sh > $Logs/get.log 2>&1 &
+$KC_HOME/get.sh > $Logs/get.log 2>&1 &