diff --git a/daemon/service/platform/platform.go b/daemon/service/platform/platform.go
index 941a99a7..df821c4d 100644
--- a/daemon/service/platform/platform.go
+++ b/daemon/service/platform/platform.go
@@ -111,12 +111,6 @@ func Init() (warnings []string, errors []error, logInfo []string) {
 	}
 
 	// checking file permissions
-	if err := checkFileAccessRightsStaticConfig("openvpnCaKeyFile", openvpnCaKeyFile); err != nil {
-		errors = append(errors, err)
-	}
-	if err := checkFileAccessRightsStaticConfig("openvpnTaKeyFile", openvpnTaKeyFile); err != nil {
-		errors = append(errors, err)
-	}
 
 	if len(openvpnUpScript) > 0 {
 		if err := checkFileAccessRightsExecutable("openvpnUpScript", openvpnUpScript); err != nil {
@@ -149,9 +143,6 @@ func Init() (warnings []string, errors []error, logInfo []string) {
 	if err := checkFileAccessRightsExecutable("dnscryptproxyBinPath", dnscryptproxyBinPath); err != nil {
 		errors = append(errors, err)
 	}
-	if err := checkFileAccessRightsStaticConfig("dnscryptproxyConfigTemplate", dnscryptproxyConfigTemplate); err != nil {
-		errors = append(errors, err)
-	}
 
 	if len(routeCommand) > 0 {
 		routeBinary := strings.Split(routeCommand, " ")[0]
diff --git a/daemon/service/platform/platform_linux.go b/daemon/service/platform/platform_linux.go
index 0c2d9850..ec99a352 100644
--- a/daemon/service/platform/platform_linux.go
+++ b/daemon/service/platform/platform_linux.go
@@ -87,8 +87,16 @@ func GetSnapEnvs() *SnapEnvInfo {
 
 // initialize all constant values (e.g. servicePortFile) which can be used in external projects (IVPN CLI)
 func doInitConstants() {
-	openVpnBinaryPath = "/usr/sbin/openvpn"
-	routeCommand = "/sbin/ip route"
+	if p, err := exec.LookPath("openvpn"); err == nil {
+		if p, err = filepath.Abs(p); err == nil {
+			openVpnBinaryPath = p
+		}
+	}
+	if p, err := exec.LookPath("ip"); err == nil {
+		if p, err = filepath.Abs(p); err == nil {
+			routeCommand = p + " route"
+		}
+	}
 
 	// check if we are running in snap environment
 	if envs := GetSnapEnvs(); envs != nil {
diff --git a/daemon/service/platform/platform_linux_release.go b/daemon/service/platform/platform_linux_release.go
index 8b60c46c..cd76f1c9 100644
--- a/daemon/service/platform/platform_linux_release.go
+++ b/daemon/service/platform/platform_linux_release.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ package platform
 
 import (
 	"path"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 )
 
 func doOsInitForBuild() (warnings []string, errors []error, logInfo []string) {
@@ -50,12 +52,28 @@ func doOsInitForBuild() (warnings []string, errors []error, logInfo []string) {
 	openvpnDownScript = path.Join(installDir, "etc/client.down")
 	serversFileBundled = path.Join(installDir, "etc/servers.json")
 
-	obfsproxyStartScript = path.Join(installDir, "obfsproxy/obfs4proxy")
+	if p, err := exec.LookPath("obfs4proxy"); err == nil {
+		if p, err = filepath.Abs(p); err == nil {
+			obfsproxyStartScript = p
+		}
+	}
 
-	wgBinaryPath = path.Join(installDir, "wireguard-tools/wg-quick")
-	wgToolBinaryPath = path.Join(installDir, "wireguard-tools/wg")
+	if p, err := exec.LookPath("wg-quick"); err == nil {
+		if p, err = filepath.Abs(p); err == nil {
+			wgBinaryPath = p
+		}
+	}
+	if p, err := exec.LookPath("wg"); err == nil {
+		if p, err = filepath.Abs(p); err == nil {
+			wgToolBinaryPath = p
+		}
+	}
 
-	dnscryptproxyBinPath = path.Join(installDir, "dnscrypt-proxy/dnscrypt-proxy")
+	if p, err := exec.LookPath("dnscrypt-proxy"); err == nil {
+		if p, err = filepath.Abs(p); err == nil {
+			dnscryptproxyBinPath = p
+		}
+	}
 	dnscryptproxyConfigTemplate = path.Join(installDir, "etc/dnscrypt-proxy-template.toml")
 	dnscryptproxyConfig = path.Join(tmpDir, "dnscrypt-proxy.toml")