diff --git a/misc/launchd/README.md b/misc/launchd/README.md
index cd4d6207e..c9d30c9ca 100644
--- a/misc/launchd/README.md
+++ b/misc/launchd/README.md
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@
 
 A bare-bones launchd agent file for ipfs. To have launchd automatically run the ipfs daemon for you, run `./misc/launchd/install.sh`
 
-Note that the `ipfs` binary must be on the *system* PATH for this to work. Adding a symlink in /usr/bin works well enough for me.
diff --git a/misc/launchd/install.sh b/misc/launchd/install.sh
index 3d18e8526..7a02d3f90 100755
--- a/misc/launchd/install.sh
+++ b/misc/launchd/install.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ dest_dir="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents"
 IPFS_PATH="${IPFS_PATH:-$HOME/.ipfs}"
 escaped_ipfs_path=$(echo $IPFS_PATH|sed 's/\//\\\//g')
 
+IPFS_BIN=$(which ipfs || echo ipfs)
+escaped_ipfs_bin=$(echo $IPFS_BIN|sed 's/\//\\\//g')
+
 mkdir -p "$dest_dir"
 
-sed 's/{{IPFS_PATH}}/'"$escaped_ipfs_path"'/g' \
+sed -e 's/{{IPFS_PATH}}/'"$escaped_ipfs_path"'/g' \
+  -e 's/{{IPFS_BIN}}/'"$escaped_ipfs_bin"'/g' \
   "$src_dir/$plist" \
   > "$dest_dir/$plist"
 
diff --git a/misc/launchd/io.ipfs.ipfs-daemon.plist b/misc/launchd/io.ipfs.ipfs-daemon.plist
index e7bf9a6e3..72d4cf716 100644
--- a/misc/launchd/io.ipfs.ipfs-daemon.plist
+++ b/misc/launchd/io.ipfs.ipfs-daemon.plist
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <string>io.ipfs.ipfs-daemon</string>
     <key>ProgramArguments</key>
     <array>
-      <string>ipfs</string>
+      <string>{{IPFS_BIN}}</string>
       <string>daemon</string>
     </array>
     <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>