diff --git a/src/prefops.c b/src/prefops.c
index 6a72d77..4702386 100644
--- a/src/prefops.c
+++ b/src/prefops.c
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ initprefs ()
 #else /* !G_OS_WIN32 */
   ret->browser = g_string_new ("firefox");
   ret->audioplayer = g_string_new ("play");
-  ret->lilypath = g_string_new ("lilypond");
+  ret->lilypath = g_string_new (g_build_filename(get_bin_dir(), "lilypond", NULL));
+  printf("\nsetting lilypath==%s\n", ret->lilypath->str);
   ret->pdfviewer = g_string_new ("evince");
   ret->imageviewer = g_string_new ("eog");
   ret->profile = g_string_new("Arranger");
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ parseConfig (xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr cur, DenemoPrefs * prefs)
 	      g_free(curname);
 	      prefs->lilypath = 
 		g_string_assign (prefs->lilypath, (gchar *) tmp);
-	      //g_print ("Lilypond Path %s\n", tmp);
+	        g_print ("Lilypond Path %s\n", tmp);
 	      xmlFree (tmp);
 	    }
 	}