diff --git a/scripts/check_tmux_version.sh b/scripts/check_tmux_version.sh
index f5db448..2e342fa 100755
--- a/scripts/check_tmux_version.sh
+++ b/scripts/check_tmux_version.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ source "$SCRIPTS_DIR/tmux_cmd_path.sh"
 get_tmux_option() {
 	local option=$1
 	local default_value=$2
-	local option_value=$(tmux show-option -gqv "$option")
+	local option_value=$($TMUX_CMD_PATH show-option -gqv "$option")
 	if [ -z "$option_value" ]; then
 		echo "$default_value"
 	else
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ get_digits_from_string() {
 }
 
 tmux_version_int() {
-	local tmux_version_string=$(tmux -V)
+	local tmux_version_string=$($TMUX_CMD_PATH -V)
 	echo "$(get_digits_from_string "$tmux_version_string")"
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/helpers/plugin_functions.sh b/scripts/helpers/plugin_functions.sh
index f33d215..b249cee 100644
--- a/scripts/helpers/plugin_functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/helpers/plugin_functions.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # using @tpm_plugins is now deprecated in favor of using @plugin syntax
 tpm_plugins_variable_name="@tpm_plugins"
 
+CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+SCRIPTS_DIR="$CURRENT_DIR/../../scripts"
+HELPERS_DIR="$SCRIPTS_DIR/helpers"
+source "$SCRIPTS_DIR/tmux_cmd_path.sh"
+
 # manually expanding tilde char or `$HOME` variable.
 _manual_expansion() {
 	local path="$1"
@@ -9,7 +14,7 @@ _manual_expansion() {
 }
 
 _tpm_path() {
-	local string_path="$(tmux start-server\; show-environment -g TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH | cut -f2 -d=)/"
+	local string_path="$($TMUX_CMD_PATH start-server\; show-environment -g TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH | cut -f2 -d=)/"
 	_manual_expansion "$string_path"
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/helpers/tmux_utils.sh b/scripts/helpers/tmux_utils.sh
index e39946a..778e29e 100644
--- a/scripts/helpers/tmux_utils.sh
+++ b/scripts/helpers/tmux_utils.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+
+CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+SCRIPTS_DIR="$CURRENT_DIR/../../scripts"
+HELPERS_DIR="$SCRIPTS_DIR/helpers"
+source "$SCRIPTS_DIR/tmux_cmd_path.sh"
+
 reload_tmux_environment() {
-	tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$TMUX_CMD_PATH source-file ~/.tmux.conf >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
diff --git a/tpm b/tpm
index e8d79d5..cadad42 100755
--- a/tpm
+++ b/tpm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ source "$SCRIPTS_DIR/variables.sh"
 get_tmux_option() {
 	local option="$1"
 	local default_value="$2"
-	local option_value="$(tmux show-option -gqv "$option")"
+	local option_value="$($TMUX_CMD_PATH show-option -gqv "$option")"
 	if [ -z "$option_value" ]; then
 		echo "$default_value"
 	else
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ source_plugins() {
 # prefix + alt + u - remove unused TPM plugins and reloads TMUX environment
 set_tpm_key_bindings() {
 	local install_key="$(get_tmux_option "$install_key_option" "$default_install_key")"
-	tmux bind-key "$install_key" run-shell "$BINDINGS_DIR/install_plugins"
+	$TMUX_CMD_PATH bind-key "$install_key" run-shell "$BINDINGS_DIR/install_plugins"
 
 	local update_key="$(get_tmux_option "$update_key_option" "$default_update_key")"
-	tmux bind-key "$update_key" run-shell "$BINDINGS_DIR/update_plugins"
+	$TMUX_CMD_PATH bind-key "$update_key" run-shell "$BINDINGS_DIR/update_plugins"
 
 	local clean_key="$(get_tmux_option "$clean_key_option" "$default_clean_key")"
-	tmux bind-key "$clean_key" run-shell "$BINDINGS_DIR/clean_plugins"
+	$TMUX_CMD_PATH bind-key "$clean_key" run-shell "$BINDINGS_DIR/clean_plugins"
 }
 
 supported_tmux_version_ok() {