diff --git a/multinode-demo/delegate-stake.sh b/multinode-demo/delegate-stake.sh
index 3efa8250d..336a48b6f 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/delegate-stake.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/delegate-stake.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ OPTIONS:
   --no-airdrop              - Do not attempt to airdrop the stake
   --keypair FILE            - Keypair to fund the stake from
   --force                   - Override delegate-stake sanity checks
+  --vote-account            - Path to vote-account keypair file
+  --stake-account           - Path to stake-account keypair file
 
 EOF
   exit 1
@@ -55,6 +57,12 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
     elif [[ $1 = --url || $1 = -u ]]; then
       url=$2
       shift 2
+    elif [[ $1 = --vote-account ]]; then
+      vote_account=$2
+      shift 2
+    elif [[ $1 = --stake-account ]]; then
+      stake_account=$2
+      shift 2
     elif [[ $1 = --no-airdrop ]]; then
       airdrops_enabled=0
       shift
@@ -80,9 +88,9 @@ if [[ -n ${positional_args[0]} ]]; then
   stake_sol=${positional_args[0]}
 fi
 
-config_dir="$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR/validator$label"
-vote_account="$config_dir"/vote-account.json
-stake_account="$config_dir"/stake-account.json
+VALIDATOR_KEYS_DIR=$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR/validator$label
+vote_account="${vote_account:-$VALIDATOR_KEYS_DIR/vote-account.json}"
+stake_account="${stake_account:-$VALIDATOR_KEYS_DIR/stake-account.json}"
 
 if [[ ! -f $vote_account ]]; then
   echo "Error: $vote_account not found"
diff --git a/net/net.sh b/net/net.sh
index 4aae340cc..44fdecb29 100755
--- a/net/net.sh
+++ b/net/net.sh
@@ -196,24 +196,29 @@ build() {
   echo "Build took $SECONDS seconds"
 }
 
+SOLANA_HOME="\$HOME/solana"
+CARGO_BIN="\$HOME/.cargo/bin"
+
 startCommon() {
   declare ipAddress=$1
   test -d "$SOLANA_ROOT"
   if $skipSetup; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2029
     ssh "${sshOptions[@]}" "$ipAddress" "
       set -x;
-      mkdir -p ~/solana/config;
+      mkdir -p $SOLANA_HOME/config;
       rm -rf ~/config;
-      mv ~/solana/config ~;
-      rm -rf ~/solana;
-      mkdir -p ~/solana ~/.cargo/bin;
-      mv ~/config ~/solana/
+      mv $SOLANA_HOME/config ~;
+      rm -rf $SOLANA_HOME;
+      mkdir -p $SOLANA_HOME $CARGO_BIN;
+      mv ~/config $SOLANA_HOME/
     "
   else
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2029
     ssh "${sshOptions[@]}" "$ipAddress" "
       set -x;
-      rm -rf ~/solana;
-      mkdir -p ~/.cargo/bin
+      rm -rf $SOLANA_HOME;
+      mkdir -p $CARGO_BIN
     "
   fi
   [[ -z "$externalNodeSshKey" ]] || ssh-copy-id -f -i "$externalNodeSshKey" "${sshOptions[@]}" "solana@$ipAddress"
@@ -226,7 +231,7 @@ syncScripts() {
   rsync -vPrc -e "ssh ${sshOptions[*]}" \
     --exclude 'net/log*' \
     "$SOLANA_ROOT"/{fetch-perf-libs.sh,fetch-spl.sh,scripts,net,multinode-demo} \
-    "$ipAddress":~/solana/ > /dev/null
+    "$ipAddress":"$SOLANA_HOME"/ > /dev/null
 }
 
 # Deploy local binaries to bootstrap validator.  Other validators and clients later fetch the
@@ -237,11 +242,11 @@ deployBootstrapValidator() {
   echo "Deploying software to bootstrap validator ($ipAddress)"
   case $deployMethod in
   tar)
-    rsync -vPrc -e "ssh ${sshOptions[*]}" "$SOLANA_ROOT"/solana-release/bin/* "$ipAddress:~/.cargo/bin/"
+    rsync -vPrc -e "ssh ${sshOptions[*]}" "$SOLANA_ROOT"/solana-release/bin/* "$ipAddress:$CARGO_BIN/"
     rsync -vPrc -e "ssh ${sshOptions[*]}" "$SOLANA_ROOT"/solana-release/version.yml "$ipAddress:~/"
     ;;
   local)
-    rsync -vPrc -e "ssh ${sshOptions[*]}" "$SOLANA_ROOT"/farf/bin/* "$ipAddress:~/.cargo/bin/"
+    rsync -vPrc -e "ssh ${sshOptions[*]}" "$SOLANA_ROOT"/farf/bin/* "$ipAddress:$CARGO_BIN/"
     ssh "${sshOptions[@]}" -n "$ipAddress" "rm -f ~/version.yml; touch ~/version.yml"
     ;;
   skip)
@@ -1096,7 +1101,7 @@ netem)
     remoteNetemConfigFile="$(basename "$netemConfigFile")"
     if [[ $netemCommand = "add" ]]; then
       for ipAddress in "${validatorIpList[@]}"; do
-        "$here"/scp.sh "$netemConfigFile" solana@"$ipAddress":~/solana
+        "$here"/scp.sh "$netemConfigFile" solana@"$ipAddress":"$SOLANA_HOME"
       done
     fi
     for i in "${!validatorIpList[@]}"; do
diff --git a/net/remote/remote-node.sh b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
index b7017116b..b3de1a792 100755
--- a/net/remote/remote-node.sh
+++ b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
@@ -306,30 +306,30 @@ EOF
 
       if [[ $nodeType = blockstreamer ]]; then
         net/scripts/rsync-retry.sh -vPrc \
-          "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/blockstreamer-identity.json config/validator-identity.json
+          "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/blockstreamer-identity.json "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/validator-identity.json
       else
         net/scripts/rsync-retry.sh -vPrc \
-          "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/validator-identity-"$nodeIndex".json config/validator-identity.json
+          "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/validator-identity-"$nodeIndex".json "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/validator-identity.json
         net/scripts/rsync-retry.sh -vPrc \
-          "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/validator-stake-"$nodeIndex".json config/stake-account.json
+          "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/validator-stake-"$nodeIndex".json "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/stake-account.json
         net/scripts/rsync-retry.sh -vPrc \
-          "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/validator-vote-"$nodeIndex".json config/vote-account.json
+          "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/validator-vote-"$nodeIndex".json "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/vote-account.json
       fi
       net/scripts/rsync-retry.sh -vPrc \
-        "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/shred-version config/shred-version
+        "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/shred-version "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/shred-version
 
       net/scripts/rsync-retry.sh -vPrc \
-        "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/bank-hash config/bank-hash || true
+        "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/bank-hash "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/bank-hash || true
 
       net/scripts/rsync-retry.sh -vPrc \
-        "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/faucet.json config/faucet.json
+        "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/faucet.json "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/faucet.json
     fi
 
     args=(
       --entrypoint "$entrypointIp:8001"
       --gossip-port 8001
       --rpc-port 8899
-      --expected-shred-version "$(cat config/shred-version)"
+      --expected-shred-version "$(cat "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/shred-version)"
     )
     if [[ $nodeType = blockstreamer ]]; then
       args+=(
@@ -344,27 +344,27 @@ EOF
       fi
     fi
 
-    if [[ ! -f config/validator-identity.json ]]; then
-      solana-keygen new --no-passphrase -so config/validator-identity.json
+    if [[ ! -f "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/validator-identity.json ]]; then
+      solana-keygen new --no-passphrase -so "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/validator-identity.json
     fi
-    args+=(--identity config/validator-identity.json)
-    if [[ ! -f config/vote-account.json ]]; then
-      solana-keygen new --no-passphrase -so config/vote-account.json
+    args+=(--identity "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/validator-identity.json)
+    if [[ ! -f "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/vote-account.json ]]; then
+      solana-keygen new --no-passphrase -so "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/vote-account.json
     fi
-    args+=(--vote-account config/vote-account.json)
+    args+=(--vote-account "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/vote-account.json)
 
     if [[ $airdropsEnabled != true ]]; then
       args+=(--no-airdrop)
     fi
 
-    if [[ -r config/bank-hash ]]; then
-      args+=(--expected-bank-hash "$(cat config/bank-hash)")
+    if [[ -r "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/bank-hash ]]; then
+      args+=(--expected-bank-hash "$(cat "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/bank-hash)")
     fi
 
     set -x
     # Add the faucet keypair to validators for convenient access from tools
     # like bench-tps and add to blocktreamers to run a faucet
-    scp "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/faucet.json config/
+    scp "$entrypointIp":~/solana/config/faucet.json "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/
     if [[ $nodeType = blockstreamer ]]; then
       # Run another faucet with the same keypair on the blockstreamer node.
       # Typically the blockstreamer node has a static IP/DNS name for hosting
@@ -422,7 +422,9 @@ EOF
 
       if [[ ${extraPrimordialStakes} -eq 0 ]]; then
         echo "0 Primordial stakes, staking with $internalNodesStakeLamports"
-        multinode-demo/delegate-stake.sh "${args[@]}" "$internalNodesStakeLamports"
+        multinode-demo/delegate-stake.sh --vote-account "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/vote-account.json \
+                                         --stake-account "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/stake-account.json \
+                                         "${args[@]}" "$internalNodesStakeLamports"
       else
         echo "Skipping staking with extra stakes: ${extraPrimordialStakes}"
       fi