diff --git a/app/gui/qt/mainwindow.cpp b/app/gui/qt/mainwindow.cpp
index 0af6cf7..97c17ad 100644
--- a/app/gui/qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/app/gui/qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -677,28 +677,9 @@ void MainWindow::startServer(){
 
     serverProcess = new QProcess();
 
-    QString root = rootPath();
-
-  #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
-    QString prg_path = root + "/app/server/native/windows/ruby/bin/ruby.exe";
-    QString prg_arg = root + "/app/server/bin/sonic-pi-server.rb";
-    sample_path = root + "/etc/samples";
-  #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
-    QString prg_path = root + "/server/native/osx/ruby/bin/ruby";
-    QString prg_arg = root + "/server/bin/sonic-pi-server.rb";
-    sample_path = root + "/etc/samples";
-  #else
-    //assuming Raspberry Pi
-    QString prg_path = root + "/app/server/native/raspberry/ruby/bin/ruby";
-    QFile file(prg_path);
-    if(!file.exists()) {
-      // use system ruby if bundled ruby doesn't exist
-      prg_path = "/usr/bin/ruby";
-    }
-
-    QString prg_arg = root + "/app/server/bin/sonic-pi-server.rb";
-    sample_path = root + "/etc/samples";
-  #endif
+    QString prg_path = "@ruby@";
+    QString prg_arg = "@out@/app/server/bin/sonic-pi-server.rb";
+    sample_path = "@out@/etc/samples";
 
     prg_path = QDir::toNativeSeparators(prg_path);
     prg_arg = QDir::toNativeSeparators(prg_arg);