diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2cf250107..fbe3cb9c8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dep: $(DEP)
 	$(DEP) ensure -v
 
 codegen: $(SPEC)
-	./codegen.sh
+	@PATH=${PATH}:${GOPATH}/bin ./codegen.sh
 
 protobuf: $(PROTOC)
 	# @todo this needs work (it hangs and outputs nothing)
diff --git a/codegen.sh b/codegen.sh
index c0d2c7dae..c38d9e2a5 100755
--- a/codegen.sh
+++ b/codegen.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ _PWD=$PWD
 SPECS=$(find $PWD -name 'spec.json' | xargs -n1 dirname)
 for SPEC in $SPECS; do
 	echo "=== spec $SPEC ==="
-	cd $SPEC && rm -rf spec && ${GOPATH}/bin/spec && cd .. && ./README.php && cd $_PWD
+	cd $SPEC && rm -rf spec && /usr/bin/env spec && cd .. && ./README.php && cd $_PWD
 
 	SRC=$(dirname $(dirname $SPEC))
 	echo "=== codegen $SRC ==="