diff --git a/netinstall.sh b/netinstall.sh
index e1a2a40..37eb54e 100644
--- a/netinstall.sh
+++ b/netinstall.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 # Net Installer, used with curl
 #
 
+steamcmd_user="$1"
 channel=${2:-master} # if defined by 2nd argument install the defined version, otherwise install master
+shift 2
 
 # Download and untar installation files
 cd /tmp
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ sed -i "s|^arkstCommit='.*'$|arkstCommit='${COMMIT}'|" arkmanager
 version=`<../.version`
 sed -i "s|^arkstVersion=\".*\"|arkstVersion='${version}'|" arkmanager
 chmod +x install.sh
-bash install.sh $1 > /dev/null
+bash install.sh "$steamcmd_user" "$@" > /dev/null
 
 status=$?
 
diff --git a/tools/arkmanager b/tools/arkmanager
index 5aadc11..164e0b1 100755
--- a/tools/arkmanager
+++ b/tools/arkmanager
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ arkserverLog="arkserver.log"    # here is logged the output of ShooterGameServer
 appid="${appid:-376030}"
 mod_appid="${mod_appid:-346110}"
 arkautorestartfile="${arkautorestartfile:-ShooterGame/Saved/.autorestart}"
+install_bindir="${install_bindir:-${0%/*}}"
+install_libexecdir="${install_libexecdir:-${install_bindir%/*}/libexec/arkmanager}"
 
 # Script version
 arkstVersion="1.3"
@@ -976,11 +978,18 @@ doUpgrade() {
   echo "arkmanager v${arkstVersion}: Checking for updates..."
   arkstLatestVersion=`curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FezVrasta/ark-server-tools/${arkstChannel}/.version`
   arkstLatestCommit=`curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/FezVrasta/ark-server-tools/git/refs/heads/${arkstChannel} | sed -n 's/^ *"sha": "\(.*\)",.*/\1/p'`
+  reinstall_args=()
+  if [ -n "$install_bindir" ]; then
+    reinstall_args=( "${reinstall_args[@]}" "--bindir" "$install_bindir" )
+  fi
+  if [ -n "$install_libexecdir" ]; then
+    reinstall_args=( "${reinstall_args[@]}" "--libexecdir" "$install_libexecdir" )
+  fi
   if [[ $arkstLatestVersion > $arkstVersion ]]; then
     read -p "A new version was found! Do you want to upgrade ARK Server Tools to v${arkstLatestVersion}?" -n 1 -r
     echo -en "\n"
     if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-        curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FezVrasta/ark-server-tools/${arkstChannel}/netinstall.sh | $sudo bash -s -- ${steamcmd_user} ${arkstChannel}
+        curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FezVrasta/ark-server-tools/${arkstChannel}/netinstall.sh | $sudo bash -s -- ${steamcmd_user} ${arkstChannel} "${reinstall_args[@]}"
       else
         exit 0
     fi
@@ -988,7 +997,7 @@ doUpgrade() {
     read -p "A hotfix is available for v${arkstLatestVersion}.  Do you wish to install it?" -n 1 -r
     echo -en "\n"
     if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-        curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FezVrasta/ark-server-tools/${arkstChannel}/netinstall.sh | $sudo bash -s -- ${steamcmd_user} ${arkstChannel}
+        curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FezVrasta/ark-server-tools/${arkstChannel}/netinstall.sh | $sudo bash -s -- ${steamcmd_user} ${arkstChannel} "${reinstall_args[@]}"
       else
         exit 0
     fi
diff --git a/tools/arkmanager.cfg b/tools/arkmanager.cfg
index e3568e2..ad03cf9 100644
--- a/tools/arkmanager.cfg
+++ b/tools/arkmanager.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 arkstChannel="master"                                               # change it to a different branch to get non-stable versions
+install_bindir="/usr/bin"
+install_libexecdir="/usr/libexec/arkmanager"
 
 # config SteamCMD
 steamcmdroot="/home/steam/steamcmd"                                 # path of your steamcmd instance
diff --git a/tools/install.sh b/tools/install.sh
index 753297e..d190db2 100755
--- a/tools/install.sh
+++ b/tools/install.sh
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ if [ "$userinstall" == "yes" ]; then
     sed -i -e "s|^steamcmd_user=\"steam\"|steamcmd_user=\"--me\"|" \
            -e "s|\"/home/steam|\"${PREFIX}|" \
            -e "s|/var/log/arktools|${PREFIX}/logs/arktools|" \
+           -e "s|^install_bindir=.*|install_bindir=\"${BINDIR}\"|" \
+           -e "s|^install_libexecdir=.*|install_libexecdir=\"${LIBEXECDIR}\"|" \
            "${INSTALL_ROOT}${PREFIX}/.arkmanager.cfg.NEW"
 
     # Copy arkmanager.cfg to ~/.arkmanager.cfg if it doesn't already exist
@@ -229,6 +231,8 @@ else
     chown "$1" "${INSTALL_ROOT}/etc/arkmanager/arkmanager.cfg.NEW"
     sed -i -e "s|^steamcmd_user=\"steam\"|steamcmd_user=\"$1\"|" \
            -e "s|\"/home/steam|\"/home/$1|" \
+           -e "s|^install_bindir=.*|install_bindir=\"${BINDIR}\"|" \
+           -e "s|^install_libexecdir=.*|install_libexecdir=\"${LIBEXECDIR}\"|" \
            "${INSTALL_ROOT}/etc/arkmanager/arkmanager.cfg"
 
     if [ -f "${INSTALL_ROOT}/etc/arkmanager/arkmanager.cfg" ]; then