diff --git a/hg_app_daemon b/hg_app_daemon
--- a/hg_app_daemon
+++ b/hg_app_daemon
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ depend() {
 
 start() {
     ebegin "Starting $APP_NAME"
-    cd $APP_PATH
-    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet\
+    start-stop-daemon -d $APP_PATH -e PYTHON_EGG_CACHE="/tmp" \
+        --start --quiet \
         --pidfile $PID_PATH \
         --user $RUN_AS \
         --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_OPTS
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ start() {
 
 stop() {
     ebegin "Stopping $APP_NAME"
-    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet \
+    start-stop-daemon -d $APP_PATH \
+        --stop --quiet \
         --pidfile $PID_PATH || echo "$APP_NAME - Not running!"
     if [ -f $PID_PATH ]; then
         rm $PID_PATH