diff --git a/example/index.js b/example/index.js
index 3ee211c7..b1db8701 100755
--- a/example/index.js
+++ b/example/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+'use strict';
+
 /**
  * bitcoind.js example
  */
@@ -9,10 +11,9 @@ process.title = 'bitcoind.js';
 /**
  * bitcoind
  */
-var bitcoindjsConf = process.env('BITCOINDJS_DIR');
 
 var bitcoind = require('../')({
-  directory: '~/.libbitcoind-example'
+  directory: process.env.BITCOINDJS_DIR || '~/.bitcoin'
 });
 
 bitcoind.on('error', function(err) {
diff --git a/lib/bitcoind.js b/lib/bitcoind.js
index d905f126..ce32f74d 100644
--- a/lib/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/bitcoind.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 var net = require('net');
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
-var bitcoindjs = require('../build/Debug/bitcoindjs.node');
+var bitcoindjs = require('bindings')('bitcoindjs.node');
 var util = require('util');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var mkdirp = require('mkdirp');
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ Bitcoin.prototype.start = function(options, callback) {
   bitcoindjs.start(options, function(err, status) {
     self._started = true;
 
-    // Poll for queued packet    [sigint, sighup, sigquit].forEach(function(signal) {
+    // Poll for queued packet
+    [sigint, sighup, sigquit].forEach(function(signal) {
       process.on(signal.name, signal.listener = function() {
         if (process.listeners(signal.name).length > 1) {
           return;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4b7e2812..c95f2bdc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@
     "bitcoind"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "nan": "1.3.0",
+    "bindings": "^1.2.1",
     "mkdirp": "0.5.0",
+    "nan": "1.3.0",
     "tiny": "0.0.10"
   },
   "devDependencies": {