diff --git a/src/assetchains b/src/assetchains
index 299028e90..57e705d5c 100755
--- a/src/assetchains
+++ b/src/assetchains
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ set -eo pipefail
 source pubkey.txt
 overide_args="$@"
 seed_ip=`getent hosts zero.kolo.supernet.org | awk '{ print $1 }'`
-komodo_binary='./komodod'
 
 if [ -z "$delay" ]; then delay=20; fi
 
@@ -15,6 +14,6 @@ if [ -z "$delay" ]; then delay=20; fi
       gen=" -gen"
   fi
 
-  $komodo_binary $gen $args $overide_args -pubkey=$pubkey -addnode=$seed_ip &
+  ./komodod $gen $args $overide_args -pubkey=$pubkey -addnode=$seed_ip &
   sleep $delay
 done
diff --git a/src/assetchains_stop b/src/assetchains_stop
index 26940e141..60549dc20 100755
--- a/src/assetchains_stop
+++ b/src/assetchains_stop
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eo pipefail
 
-komodo_cli='./komodo-cli'
-
 ./listassetchains | while read chain; do
-  $komodo_cli --ac_name=$chain stop
+  ./komodo-cli --ac_name=$chain stop
 done
diff --git a/src/fiat-cli b/src/fiat-cli
index 6c7a8d732..719141d07 100755
--- a/src/fiat-cli
+++ b/src/fiat-cli
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 set -eo pipefail
 
 args="$@"
-komodo_cli='./komodo-cli'
 
 ./listassetchains | while read chain; do
   echo $chain
-  $komodo_cli --ac_name=$chain $args
+  ./komodo-cli --ac_name=$chain $args
 done