diff --git a/sylk/resources.py b/sylk/resources.py
index c28e5da..66353ad 100644
--- a/sylk/resources.py
+++ b/sylk/resources.py
@@ -1,50 +1,50 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
 
 from application.python.descriptor import classproperty
 
 
 class Resources(object):
     """Provide access to SylkServer's resources"""
 
     _cached_directory = None
 
     @classproperty
     def directory(cls):
         if cls._cached_directory is None:
             binary_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[0]))
             if os.path.basename(binary_directory) == 'bin':
                 application_directory = os.path.dirname(binary_directory)
                 resources_component = 'share/sylkserver'
             else:
                 application_directory = binary_directory
                 resources_component = 'resources'
             cls._cached_directory = os.path.join(application_directory, resources_component)
         return cls._cached_directory
 
     @classmethod
     def get(cls, resource):
         return os.path.join(cls.directory, resource or '')
 
 
 class VarResources(object):
     """Provide access to SylkServer's resources that should go in /var"""
 
     _cached_directory = None
 
     @classproperty
     def directory(cls):
         if cls._cached_directory is None:
             binary_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[0]))
-            if os.path.basename(binary_directory) == 'bin':
+            if os.path.basename(binary_directory) == 'bin' and sys.argv[0] != "./sylk-server":
                 path = '/var'
             else:
                 path = 'var'
             cls._cached_directory = os.path.abspath(path)
         return cls._cached_directory
 
     @classmethod
     def get(cls, resource):
         return os.path.join(cls.directory, resource or '')