diff --git a/assign-profile.lua b/assign-profile.lua
index d1207a44b..70ce2ac60 100644
--- a/assign-profile.lua
+++ b/assign-profile.lua
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ local scripts = {
     FACETS = reqscript("assign-facets"),
 }
 
-local default_filename = "/hack/scripts/dwarf_profiles.json"
+local default_filename = dfhack.getHackPath().."/scripts/dwarf_profiles.json"
 
 -- ------------------------------------------------- APPLY PROFILE -------------------------------------------------- --
 --- Apply the given profile to a unit, erasing or resetting the unit characteristics as requested.
diff --git a/gui/launcher.lua b/gui/launcher.lua
index 2ba8246ab..70d85621d 100644
--- a/gui/launcher.lua
+++ b/gui/launcher.lua
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ local SCROLLBACK_CHARS = 2^18
 local PERSISTED_SCROLLBACK_CHARS = 2^15
 
 config = config or json.open('dfhack-config/launcher.json')
-base_freq = base_freq or json.open('hack/data/base_command_counts.json')
+base_freq = base_freq or json.open(dfhack.getHackPath()..'/data/base_command_counts.json')
 user_freq = user_freq or json.open('dfhack-config/command_counts.json')
 
 -- track whether the user has enabled dev mode
diff --git a/internal/quickfort/aliases.lua b/internal/quickfort/aliases.lua
index 7f09922c7..27f63d11e 100644
--- a/internal/quickfort/aliases.lua
+++ b/internal/quickfort/aliases.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ local quickfort_reader = reqscript('internal/quickfort/reader')
 
 local log = quickfort_common.log
 
-common_aliases_filename = 'hack/data/quickfort/aliases-common.txt'
+common_aliases_filename = dfhack.getHackPath()..'/data/quickfort/aliases-common.txt'
 user_aliases_filename = 'dfhack-config/quickfort/aliases.txt'
 
 -- special keycode shortcuts inherited from python quickfort.
diff --git a/internal/quickfort/set.lua b/internal/quickfort/set.lua
index 8bc33df5b..531503f24 100644
--- a/internal/quickfort/set.lua
+++ b/internal/quickfort/set.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ end
 
 local settings = {
     blueprints_user_dir={default_value='dfhack-config/blueprints'},
-    blueprints_library_dir={default_value='hack/data/blueprints'},
+    blueprints_library_dir={default_value=dfhack.getHackPath()..'/data/blueprints'},
     force_marker_mode={default_value=false},
     stockpiles_max_barrels={default_value=-1},
     stockpiles_max_bins={default_value=-1},
diff --git a/quickstart-guide.lua b/quickstart-guide.lua
index e5352ce6c..4194dc0a5 100644
--- a/quickstart-guide.lua
+++ b/quickstart-guide.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 local gui = require('gui')
 local widgets = require('gui.widgets')
 
-local GUIDE_FILE = 'hack/docs/docs/Quickstart.txt'
+local GUIDE_FILE = dfhack.getHackPath()..'/docs/docs/Quickstart.txt'
 
 local function add_section_widget(sections, section)
     if #section == 0 then return end