diff --git a/backup_to_external.sh b/backup_to_external.sh
index 285bd0d..076c1cb 100755
--- a/backup_to_external.sh
+++ b/backup_to_external.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-INTERFACE_PATH=/home/andreas/.virtualenvs/borg_interface
-PATH=$PATH:$INTERFACE_PATH/bin/
-source $INTERFACE_PATH/bin/activate
-python3 $INTERFACE_PATH/backup_to_external.py
+SCRIPTPATH=$(dirname -- "$(readlink -e -- "$BASH_SOURCE")")
+PATH=$PATH:$SCRIPTPATH/bin/
+source $SCRIPTPATH/bin/activate
+python3 $SCRIPTPATH/backup_to_external.py
 exit 0
diff --git a/borg_interface.sh b/borg_interface.sh
index a4a1068..c480096 100755
--- a/borg_interface.sh
+++ b/borg_interface.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-PATH=$PATH:borg_interface/bin/
-source borg_interface/bin/activate
-python3 borg_interface/main.py
+
+# Get the current working directory
+SCRIPTPATH=$(dirname -- "$(readlink -e -- "$BASH_SOURCE")")
+
+# add the bin directory to the path
+PATH=$PATH:$SCRIPTPATH/borg_interface/bin/
+
+# activate the virtual environment
+source $SCRIPTPATH/borg_interface/bin/activate
+
+# execute the main script
+python3 $SCRIPTPATH/borg_interface/main.py
 exit 0