diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0fa5e62a..7b1a6d3d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 old/
-manual.odt
\ No newline at end of file
+manual.odt
+mwe
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/script-drives-add b/script-drives-add
index 6607d5e1..30007f12 100644
--- a/script-drives-add
+++ b/script-drives-add
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 # TODO generalize
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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diff --git a/script-drives-fix-btrfs-full b/script-drives-fix-btrfs-full
index 446f5dcd..0163b30b 100755
--- a/script-drives-fix-btrfs-full
+++ b/script-drives-fix-btrfs-full
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # Fix the btrfs out of space error
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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diff --git a/script-files-permissions-reset b/script-files-permissions-reset
index 07041aec..27012487 100755
--- a/script-files-permissions-reset
+++ b/script-files-permissions-reset
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # Smartly change permissions on selected directories
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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diff --git a/script-files-permissions-set b/script-files-permissions-set
index 5f3791b9..b13105ad 100755
--- a/script-files-permissions-set
+++ b/script-files-permissions-set
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # Smartly change permissions on selected directories
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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diff --git a/script-install-manual-scripts b/script-install-manual-scripts
index f7dae850..fc62d7cb 100644
--- a/script-install-manual-scripts
+++ b/script-install-manual-scripts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # This script will add scripts-* to the PATH and the manual to each user's Desktop
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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diff --git a/script-install-motd b/script-install-motd
index bbc900bc..3863e77e 100755
--- a/script-install-motd
+++ b/script-install-motd
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Install motd scripts
+# Bryan C. Roessler
 
-# shellcheck source=./functions
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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diff --git a/script-install-reverse-proxy b/script-install-reverse-proxy
index 1f0dd84e..52ffdc8a 100644
--- a/script-install-reverse-proxy
+++ b/script-install-reverse-proxy
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # Adds a reverse proxy for local system services
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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diff --git a/script-system-scheduled-restart b/script-system-scheduled-restart
index 76b791ec..7d67f1a1 100755
--- a/script-system-scheduled-restart
+++ b/script-system-scheduled-restart
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # Update and restart the system
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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diff --git a/script-system-update b/script-system-update
index 20dab357..dc7f93cb 100755
--- a/script-system-update
+++ b/script-system-update
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # Update the system
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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diff --git a/script-user-add b/script-user-add
index 27407e3d..e0083f61 100755
--- a/script-user-add
+++ b/script-user-add
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # Add a user to the Hartman Lab server
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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diff --git a/script-user-remove b/script-user-remove
index 1dbf60ca..c8336fbf 100755
--- a/script-user-remove
+++ b/script-user-remove
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # Remove a user from the server
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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diff --git a/script-user-reset-password b/script-user-reset-password
index 654121ce..68006f4d 100755
--- a/script-user-reset-password
+++ b/script-user-reset-password
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # This script will reset a user password on the server
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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diff --git a/script-user-reset-x2go b/script-user-reset-x2go
index 26bd564d..97a43653 100755
--- a/script-user-reset-x2go
+++ b/script-user-reset-x2go
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # This script will reset x2go sessions to a working state
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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diff --git a/script-user-unban b/script-user-unban
index ad25cdec..c6abca3d 100755
--- a/script-user-unban
+++ b/script-user-unban
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # Unbans a fail2ban IP
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
-[[ -f functions ]] && . functions || exit 1
+parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+parent=${parent%/*}
+
+[[ -f "$parent"/functions ]] && . "$parent"/functions || exit 1
 
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