diff --git a/bin/forever-service b/bin/forever-service
index 90dd9d7..6b1d2b8 100755
--- a/bin/forever-service
+++ b/bin/forever-service
@@ -207,11 +207,9 @@ function getForeverRoot(user){
 
 function getCmdPath(cmd){
 	var r=shell.exec('whereis '+cmd, {silent: true});
-	var re = new RegExp(cmd+":","g");
-	if(r.output) {
-		var p = r.output.replace(re, "").trim();
-		//console.log(cmd + 'path is ' + p);
-		return p;
+	var rs = r.output && r.output.split(" ");
+	if(rs && rs.length && rs.length > 1) {
+		return rs[1];
 	} else {
 		console.log(cmd + 'path not found');
 	}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b1edc59..cb19535 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "forever-service",
-  "version": "0.5.3",
+  "version": "0.5.4",
   "preferGlobal": "true",
   "description": "Provision node script as a service via forever, allowing it to automatically start on boot, working across various Linux distros and OS",
   "main": "lib/api.js",