diff --git a/kjv-api-test.sh b/kjv-api-test.sh
index 620a5eb..0146a4d 100755
--- a/kjv-api-test.sh
+++ b/kjv-api-test.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # run from current directory only
-uwsgi_python3 --http-socket 0.0.0.0:1612 --wsgi-file app.py --callable app
+FILE=app.py
+if test -f "$FILE"; then
+  uwsgi_python3 --http-socket 0.0.0.0:1612 --wsgi-file app.py --callable app
+else
+  cd /opt/kjv-api
+  uwsgi_python3 --http-socket 0.0.0.0:1612 --wsgi-file /opt/kjv-api/app.py --callable app
+fi
diff --git a/kjv-api.sh b/kjv-api.sh
index e7011e0..f696fd4 100755
--- a/kjv-api.sh
+++ b/kjv-api.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+cd /opt/kjv-api
 uwsgi_python3 --http-socket :1611 --wsgi-file /opt/kjv-api/app.py --callable app --stats 127.0.0.1:9191