diff --git a/bin/cake b/bin/cake
index d6ca0771..40ac7380 100755
--- a/bin/cake
+++ b/bin/cake
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-require('./../lib/helpers').helpers.extend(global, require('sys'));
-
 var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var lib = path.join(path.dirname(fs.realpathSync(__filename)), '../lib');
 
-require('./../lib/cake').run();
+require(lib + '/helpers').helpers.extend(global, require('sys'));
+require(lib + '/cake').run();
diff --git a/bin/coffee b/bin/coffee
index d5dec249..4d2dd38f 100755
--- a/bin/coffee
+++ b/bin/coffee
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-require('./../lib/helpers').helpers.extend(global, require('sys'));
-
 var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var lib = path.join(path.dirname(fs.realpathSync(__filename)), '../lib');
 
-require('./../lib/command').run();
+require(lib + '/helpers').helpers.extend(global, require('sys'));
+require(lib + '/command').run();