diff --git a/sample-app/app.go b/sample-app/app.go
index 655586c..f0cde38 100644
--- a/sample-app/app.go
+++ b/sample-app/app.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package sampleapp
 
 import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+
 	"github.com/kris-nova/logger"
 
 	photoprism "github.com/kris-nova/client-go"
@@ -17,25 +20,45 @@ func New() *SampleApplication {
 // These are the bash scripts that can be used
 // to start/stop the Photoprism test application
 var (
-	CreateCommand  = `./pcreate`
-	DestroyCommand = `./pdestroy`
-	LogsCommand    = `./plogs`
-	StartCommand   = `./pstart`
-	StopCommand    = `./pstop`
+	CreateCommand  = `pcreate`
+	DestroyCommand = `pdestroy`
+	LogsCommand    = `plogs`
+	StartCommand   = `pstart`
+	StopCommand    = `pstop`
 )
 
 func (a *SampleApplication) Start() error {
 	logger.Info("Starting Application...")
-	script := NewScript(StartCommand)
+	script, err := NewScriptFromPath(filepath.Join(PrintWorkingDirectory(), StartCommand))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return script.Interpret()
 }
 
 func (a *SampleApplication) Stop() error {
 	logger.Info("Stopping Application...")
-	script := NewScript(StopCommand)
+	script, err := NewScriptFromPath(filepath.Join(PrintWorkingDirectory(), StopCommand))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return script.Interpret()
 }
 
 func (a *SampleApplication) GetAuth() photoprism.ClientAuthenticator {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func PrintWorkingDirectory() string {
+	_, filename, _, ok := runtime.Caller(1)
+	if !ok {
+		logger.Info("Unable to PWD")
+		return ""
+	}
+	dir, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Dir(filename))
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Info("Unable to PWD: %v", err)
+		return ""
+	}
+	return dir
+}
diff --git a/sample-app/exec.go b/sample-app/exec.go
index 6f72eb7..ce66f36 100644
--- a/sample-app/exec.go
+++ b/sample-app/exec.go
@@ -3,17 +3,37 @@ package sampleapp
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/kris-nova/logger"
 )
 
+// Script is a set of commands delimited by newlines
+// Comments # and // are ignored.
 type Script struct {
 	commands []string
 }
 
-func NewScript(str string) *Script {
+// NewScriptFromPath is used to build an executable script from a path of disk.
+func NewScriptFromPath(path string) (*Script, error) {
+	path, err := filepath.Abs(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to calculate fully qualified path for path: %s: %v", path, err)
+	}
+
+	bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read from path %s: %v", path, err)
+	}
+	content := string(bytes)
+	return NewScriptFromString(content), nil
+}
+
+// NewScriptFromString is used to build an executable script from the content in string form.
+func NewScriptFromString(str string) *Script {
 	script := &Script{}
 	spl := strings.Split(str, "\n")
 	//logger.Info("Script lines: %d", len(spl))
@@ -23,6 +43,8 @@ func NewScript(str string) *Script {
 	return script
 }
 
+// Interpret is used to procedurally execute a script. The script will execute each line independently
+// and can error at any point in the executation path.
 func (s *Script) Interpret() error {
 	//logger.Info("Running script...")
 	chResult := make(chan *ExecResult)
@@ -37,7 +59,7 @@ func (s *Script) Interpret() error {
 		// Ignore newlines
 		// Ignore comments starting with #
 		// Ignore comments starting with //
-		if cmdStr == "\n" || strings.HasPrefix(cmdStr, "#") || strings.HasPrefix(cmdStr, "//") {
+		if cmdStr == "\n" || cmdStr == "" || strings.HasPrefix(cmdStr, "#") || strings.HasPrefix(cmdStr, "//") {
 			continue
 		}
 		//logger.Info("Executing: [%s]", cmdStr)
@@ -45,7 +67,7 @@ func (s *Script) Interpret() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error executing  running command [%s] on line [%d]\n%v\n", cmdStr, i+1, err)
 		} else if result.exitCode != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("non zero exit code running command [%s] on line [%d]\n%s\n%s\n", cmdStr, i+1, result.Stdout(), result.stderr)
+			return fmt.Errorf("non zero exit code running command [%s] on line [%d]\n%s\n%s\n", cmdStr, i+1, result.Stdout(), result.Stderr())
 		}
 		// Here is where we log STDOUT from a "script"
 		// Right now it is set to DEBUG which can be enabled by
@@ -104,7 +126,7 @@ func Exec(str string) (*ExecResult, error) {
 	}
 	fqpcmd, err := exec.LookPath(cmdstr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find fully qualified path for executable %s: %v", cmdstr, err)
+		logger.Debug("unable to find fully qualified path for executable %s: %v", cmdstr, err)
 	}
 
 	//logger.Info("Command: %s", fqpcmd)
@@ -112,7 +134,10 @@ func Exec(str string) (*ExecResult, error) {
 
 	stdoutBuffer := bytes.Buffer{}
 	stderrBuffer := bytes.Buffer{}
-	e := []string{fqpcmd, fmt.Sprint(args)}
+	e := []string{fqpcmd}
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		e = append(e, arg)
+	}
 	cmd := exec.Command(e[0], e[1:]...)
 	cmd.Stdout = &stdoutBuffer
 	cmd.Stderr = &stderrBuffer
diff --git a/sample-app/pcreate b/sample-app/pcreate
index 8be863b..3965564 100755
--- a/sample-app/pcreate
+++ b/sample-app/pcreate
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 #
 # Startup Script for the Application
 ####################################
-set -e
-
-echo "Starting [SampleApp]"
+echo "Creating [SampleApp]"
 
 docker run -d \
   --name photoprism \
diff --git a/sample-app/pdestroy b/sample-app/pdestroy
index e6ba14a..5a3833e 100755
--- a/sample-app/pdestroy
+++ b/sample-app/pdestroy
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@
 #
 # Startup Script for the Application
 ####################################
-set -e
-
-echo "Stopping [SampleApp]"
-
+echo "Destroying [SampleApp]"
 docker stop photoprism
 docker rm photoprism
 
diff --git a/sample-app/plogs b/sample-app/plogs
index de14a69..ec8f37a 100755
--- a/sample-app/plogs
+++ b/sample-app/plogs
@@ -7,9 +7,5 @@
 #
 # Startup Script for the Application
 ####################################
-set -e
-
-echo "Starting [SampleApp]"
-
 docker logs -f --tail 100 photoprism
 
diff --git a/sample-app/pstart b/sample-app/pstart
index e416ab1..eec7cd3 100755
--- a/sample-app/pstart
+++ b/sample-app/pstart
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 #
 # Startup Script for the Application
 ####################################
-set -e
-
-echo "Stopping [SampleApp]"
+echo "Starting [SampleApp]"
 
 docker start photoprism
diff --git a/sample-app/pstop b/sample-app/pstop
index 143ec09..5ea4a18 100755
--- a/sample-app/pstop
+++ b/sample-app/pstop
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 #
 # Startup Script for the Application
 ####################################
-set -e
-
 echo "Stopping [SampleApp]"
 
 docker stop photoprism