diff --git a/cmd/vidforward/Makefile b/cmd/vidforward/Makefile
index 827e2a6e..e2d85612 100644
--- a/cmd/vidforward/Makefile
+++ b/cmd/vidforward/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ USER := $(shell whoami)
 PATH := /usr/local/go/bin:$(PATH)
 BIN_NAME := vidforward
 BIN_DIR := /src/bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/cmd/$(BIN_NAME)
-RUN_SCRIPT_DIR := $(BIN_DIR)/run.sh
 
 .SILENT:soft_copy_files
 .SILENT:hard_copy_files
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ soft_copy_files:
 	if [ -f /etc/systemd/system/$(BIN_NAME).service ] ; then \
 		echo "/etc/systemd/system/$(BIN_NAME).service left unmodified" ; \
 	else \
-		bash create_service.sh $(RUN_SCRIPT_DIR) $(BIN_DIR); \
+		bash create_service.sh $(BIN_DIR); \
 	fi
 	systemctl enable $(BIN_NAME).service
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ hard_copy_files:
 	if [ -f /etc/systemd/system/$(BIN_NAME).service ] ; then \
 		echo "/etc/systemd/system/$(BIN_NAME).service overwritten" ; \
 	fi
-	bash create_service.sh $(RUN_SCRIPT_DIR) $(BIN_DIR)
+	bash create_service.sh $(BIN_DIR)
 	systemctl enable $(BIN_NAME).service
 
 clean: as_root