diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 6d239e9..17f484e 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL=${PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL:-https://pip.grassrootseconomics.net:8
 PIP_INDEX_URL=${PIP_INDEX_URL:-"https://pypi.org/simple"}
 CIC_SETUP_TRUSTED_FINGERPRINT=${CIC_SETUP_TRUSTED_FINGERPRINT:-0826EDA1702D1E87C6E2875121D2E7BB88C2A746}
 CIC_ROOT_URL=${CIC_ROOT_URL:-https://root.grassrootseconomics.net}
+default_python_path=$(dirname $(which python))
+PYTHON_BIN_PATH=${PYTHON_BIN_PATH:-$default_python_path}
 
 if [ "$UID" -eq 0 ]; then
 	dbg $dbg_error "This cannot be run as root"
diff --git a/setup_systemd.sh b/setup_systemd.sh
index e069a0e..30fe278 100644
--- a/setup_systemd.sh
+++ b/setup_systemd.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ mkdir -vp $HOME/.config/environment.d
 _level=2
 _debug=1
 
-cp -v systemd/*.service $HOME/.config/systemd/user/
+cp -v systemd/cic-cache-server.service $HOME/.config/systemd/user/
+cp -v systemd/bloxberg.service $HOME/.config/systemd/user/
+dbg $dbg_debug "writing rendered services file $p"
+PYTHON_BIN_PATH=$PYTHON_BIN_PATH ./aux/bash-templater/templater.sh systemd/cic-cache-tracker.service > $HOME/.config/systemd/user/cic-cache-tracker.service
+
 for f in systemd/env/*.conf; do
 	b=`basename $f`
 	p=$HOME/.config/environment.d/$b
diff --git a/systemd/cic-cache-tracker.service b/systemd/cic-cache-tracker.service
index 93fb849..21043d0 100644
--- a/systemd/cic-cache-tracker.service
+++ b/systemd/cic-cache-tracker.service
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Description=CIC transaction cache syncer
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=%h/.local/bin/cic-cache-trackerd -c %h/.config/cic/cache
+ExecStart={{PYTHON_BIN_PATH}}/cic-cache-trackerd -c %h/.config/cic/cache
 Restart=always
 
 [Install]