diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 670768c..1207a93 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-pip install treq
+#pip install treq
+BASE_DIR=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
 
-buildbot start .
+buildbot start $BASE_DIR
diff --git a/stop.sh b/stop.sh
index 993508b..5396402 100755
--- a/stop.sh
+++ b/stop.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 #~/bin/bash
+BASE_DIR=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+
+buildbot stop $BASE_DIR
 
-buildbot stop .