diff --git a/nodes/analysis/72-sentiment.js b/nodes/analysis/72-sentiment.js
index b731e3b76..4345900b7 100644
--- a/nodes/analysis/72-sentiment.js
+++ b/nodes/analysis/72-sentiment.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var sentiment = require('sentiment');
 
 function SentimentNode(n) {
diff --git a/nodes/analysis/73-parsexml.js b/nodes/analysis/73-parsexml.js
index c2624b887..594e6f6ee 100644
--- a/nodes/analysis/73-parsexml.js
+++ b/nodes/analysis/73-parsexml.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var util = require("util");
 var parseString = require('xml2js').parseString;
 var gotEyes = false;
diff --git a/nodes/analysis/74-js2xml.js b/nodes/analysis/74-js2xml.js
index ce3cf2d2c..70ef8cfee 100644
--- a/nodes/analysis/74-js2xml.js
+++ b/nodes/analysis/74-js2xml.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var js2xmlparser = require("js2xmlparser");
 
 function Js2XmlNode(n) {
diff --git a/nodes/core/20-inject.js b/nodes/core/20-inject.js
index ae41acfd7..712276e98 100644
--- a/nodes/core/20-inject.js
+++ b/nodes/core/20-inject.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 try {
     var cron = require("cron");
 } catch(err) {
diff --git a/nodes/core/58-debug.js b/nodes/core/58-debug.js
index 67c3c36f4..5c8d3042c 100644
--- a/nodes/core/58-debug.js
+++ b/nodes/core/58-debug.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 
 var util = require("util");
 var ws = require('ws');
diff --git a/nodes/core/75-exec.js b/nodes/core/75-exec.js
index 03f4ed284..9f5b7a9b1 100644
--- a/nodes/core/75-exec.js
+++ b/nodes/core/75-exec.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 
 var spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 var exec = require('child_process').exec;
diff --git a/nodes/core/80-function.js b/nodes/core/80-function.js
index d2b4130c2..2766dc49b 100644
--- a/nodes/core/80-function.js
+++ b/nodes/core/80-function.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 
 var util = require("util");
 var vm = require("vm");
diff --git a/nodes/core/80-template.js b/nodes/core/80-template.js
index 445888d1c..7d1dcfbac 100644
--- a/nodes/core/80-template.js
+++ b/nodes/core/80-template.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 
 var mustache = require("mustache");
 var util = require("util");
diff --git a/nodes/core/89-delay.js b/nodes/core/89-delay.js
index d3c3bf8e0..3f50afbce 100644
--- a/nodes/core/89-delay.js
+++ b/nodes/core/89-delay.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 //Simple node to introduce a pause into a flow
 
 //Require main module
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 
 var node;
 
diff --git a/nodes/core/90-comment.js b/nodes/core/90-comment.js
index b55b5a048..4b6fbacc7 100644
--- a/nodes/core/90-comment.js
+++ b/nodes/core/90-comment.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 
 function CommentNode(n) {
 	RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
diff --git a/nodes/hardware/35-arduino.js b/nodes/hardware/35-arduino.js
index c5901ceaf..82447299d 100644
--- a/nodes/hardware/35-arduino.js
+++ b/nodes/hardware/35-arduino.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var util = require("util");
 var firmata = require("firmata");
 var arduinoReady = false;
diff --git a/nodes/hardware/36-rpi-gpio.js b/nodes/hardware/36-rpi-gpio.js
index e461c81cf..ee66cb585 100644
--- a/nodes/hardware/36-rpi-gpio.js
+++ b/nodes/hardware/36-rpi-gpio.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var util = require("util");
 var exec = require('child_process').exec;
 var fs =  require('fs');
diff --git a/nodes/io/10-mqtt.js b/nodes/io/10-mqtt.js
index a840a8934..af3d77e94 100644
--- a/nodes/io/10-mqtt.js
+++ b/nodes/io/10-mqtt.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var connectionPool = require("./lib/mqttConnectionPool");
 var util = require("util");
 
diff --git a/nodes/io/21-httpin.js b/nodes/io/21-httpin.js
index c3ee4686e..ba00b67e8 100644
--- a/nodes/io/21-httpin.js
+++ b/nodes/io/21-httpin.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var util = require("util");
 var http = require("http");
 var https = require("https");
diff --git a/nodes/io/23-watch.js b/nodes/io/23-watch.js
index 8b209905d..3794a4744 100644
--- a/nodes/io/23-watch.js
+++ b/nodes/io/23-watch.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var notify = require("fs.notify");
 
 function WatchNode(n) {
diff --git a/nodes/io/25-serial.js b/nodes/io/25-serial.js
index 0f90e9d0c..18d8b36a5 100644
--- a/nodes/io/25-serial.js
+++ b/nodes/io/25-serial.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var settings = RED.settings;
 var events = require("events");
 var util = require("util");
diff --git a/nodes/io/31-tcpin.js b/nodes/io/31-tcpin.js
index 80d6000c8..2d0038450 100644
--- a/nodes/io/31-tcpin.js
+++ b/nodes/io/31-tcpin.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var reconnectTime = RED.settings.socketReconnectTime||10000;
 var net = require('net');
 
diff --git a/nodes/io/32-udp.js b/nodes/io/32-udp.js
index 7470904cb..e141e72f6 100644
--- a/nodes/io/32-udp.js
+++ b/nodes/io/32-udp.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var dgram = require('dgram');
 
 // The Input Node
diff --git a/nodes/io/90-httpget.js b/nodes/io/90-httpget.js
index 82ea54c28..0870763f4 100644
--- a/nodes/io/90-httpget.js
+++ b/nodes/io/90-httpget.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 
 function HttpGet(n) {
 	RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
diff --git a/nodes/io/lib/mqttConnectionPool.js b/nodes/io/lib/mqttConnectionPool.js
index 6281a2cab..1e4b681d4 100644
--- a/nodes/io/lib/mqttConnectionPool.js
+++ b/nodes/io/lib/mqttConnectionPool.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  **/
 var util = require("util");
 var mqtt = require("./mqtt");
-var settings = require("../../../red/red").settings;
+var settings = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red").settings;
 
 var connections = {};
 
diff --git a/nodes/logic/10-switch.js b/nodes/logic/10-switch.js
index f917819b3..5d312518f 100644
--- a/nodes/logic/10-switch.js
+++ b/nodes/logic/10-switch.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 
 var operators = {
     'eq':function(a,b) { return a == b; },
diff --git a/nodes/social/27-twitter.js b/nodes/social/27-twitter.js
index 751ef2d65..d9625807f 100644
--- a/nodes/social/27-twitter.js
+++ b/nodes/social/27-twitter.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var ntwitter = require('ntwitter');
 var OAuth= require('oauth').OAuth;
 
diff --git a/nodes/social/32-feedparse.js b/nodes/social/32-feedparse.js
index b29f9abfc..f7029206d 100644
--- a/nodes/social/32-feedparse.js
+++ b/nodes/social/32-feedparse.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var FeedParser = require("feedparser");
 var request = require("request");
 
diff --git a/nodes/social/61-email.js b/nodes/social/61-email.js
index 7b57c2ed9..0eecdd32c 100644
--- a/nodes/social/61-email.js
+++ b/nodes/social/61-email.js
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var nodemailer = require("nodemailer");
-var emailkey = require("../../../emailkeys.js");
+var emailkey = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/../emailkeys.js");
 
 var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport("SMTP",{
 	service: emailkey.service,
diff --git a/nodes/social/61-imap.js b/nodes/social/61-imap.js
index c4538c95a..999ae7a93 100644
--- a/nodes/social/61-imap.js
+++ b/nodes/social/61-imap.js
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var Imap = require('imap');
 var util = require('util');
 var oldmail = {};
 
 try {
-	var emailkey = RED.settings.email || require("../../../emailkeys.js");
+	var emailkey = RED.settings.email || require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/../emailkeys.js");
 } catch(err) {
 	throw new Error("Failed to load Email credentials");
 }
diff --git a/nodes/social/91-irc.js b/nodes/social/91-irc.js
index f0ab8126a..697bd9ab6 100644
--- a/nodes/social/91-irc.js
+++ b/nodes/social/91-irc.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var irc = require("irc");
 var util = require("util");
 
diff --git a/nodes/storage/28-tail.js b/nodes/storage/28-tail.js
index dbf68b22b..fe76a920a 100644
--- a/nodes/storage/28-tail.js
+++ b/nodes/storage/28-tail.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var fs = require("fs");
 var spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 
diff --git a/nodes/storage/50-file.js b/nodes/storage/50-file.js
index 10ba9eb65..34bd586b9 100644
--- a/nodes/storage/50-file.js
+++ b/nodes/storage/50-file.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var fs = require("fs");
 
 function FileNode(n) {
diff --git a/nodes/storage/65-redisout.js b/nodes/storage/65-redisout.js
index c9c247051..17aaf9bfc 100644
--- a/nodes/storage/65-redisout.js
+++ b/nodes/storage/65-redisout.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var util = require("util");
 var redis = require("redis");
 
diff --git a/nodes/storage/66-mongodb.js b/nodes/storage/66-mongodb.js
index 3a486fa47..4340a2634 100644
--- a/nodes/storage/66-mongodb.js
+++ b/nodes/storage/66-mongodb.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var RED = require("../../red/red");
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
 var mongo = require('mongodb');
 
 function MongoNode(n) {