diff --git a/src/minetest.cpp b/src/minetest.cpp
index 74ea6c8..d775345 100644
--- a/src/minetest.cpp
+++ b/src/minetest.cpp
@@ -11,43 +11,59 @@
 #endif
 
 Minetest::Minetest(Configuration *conf):
-	_conf(conf), minetest_dir("")
+	_conf(conf), minetest_dir(""), minetest_exe("")
 {}
 
 bool Minetest::findMinetest()
 {
-	std::cerr << "Looking in settings for minetest_root" << std::endl;
+	std::cerr << "Searching for Minetest using minetest_root setting" << std::endl;
 	std::string path = _conf->get("minetest_root");
 	if (path != "") {
 		if (PathExists(path.c_str())) {
 			std::cerr << "Minetest found at " << path.c_str() << std::endl;
 			minetest_dir = path;
+			minetest_exe = minetest_dir + "bin/minetest";
+	#ifdef _WIN32
+			minetest_exe += ".exe";
+	#endif
+			if (!PathExists(minetest_exe.c_str()))
+				std::cerr << "Error! exe missing from Minetest/bin" << std::endl;
+
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
-	std::cerr << "Searching in system-wide" << std::endl;
+	std::cerr << "Searching for Minetest in system-wide" << std::endl;
 	path = getenv("HOME");
 	path += "/.minetest/";
-	std::cerr << path.c_str() << std::endl;
 
 	if (PathExists(path.c_str())) {
 		std::cerr << "Minetest found at " << path.c_str() << std::endl;
 		minetest_dir = path;
+		if (PathExists("/usr/local/bin/minetest"))
+			minetest_exe = "/usr/local/bin/minetest";
+		else
+			minetest_exe = "/usr/bin/minetest";
 		return true;
 	}
 #endif
 
-	std::cerr << "Finding relative to nbe" << std::endl;
+	std::cerr << "Searching for Minetest relative to NBE save directory" << std::endl;
 	path = getSaveLoadDirectory(_conf->get("save_directory"), _conf->getBool("installed"));
 	if (PathExists((path + "../minetest/").c_str())) {
 		std::cerr << "Minetest found at " << (path + "../minetest/").c_str() << std::endl;
 		minetest_dir = path + "../minetest/";
+		minetest_exe = minetest_dir + "bin/minetest";
+#ifdef _WIN32
+		minetest_exe += ".exe";
+#endif
+		if (!PathExists(minetest_exe.c_str()))
+			std::cerr << "Error! exe missing from Minetest/bin" << std::endl;
+
 		return true;
 	}
 
-
 	std::cerr << "Minetest not found!" << std::endl;
 	return false;
 }
@@ -81,11 +97,8 @@ bool Minetest::runMod(const std::string &modname, const std::string &modpath,
 	rename(modpath.c_str(), cmd.c_str());
 
 	// Run minetest
-	std::string exec = minetest_dir + DIR_DELIM "bin" DIR_DELIM "minetest";
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	exec += ".exe";
-#endif
-	exec += " --worldname " + world + " --go";
+	std::string exec = minetest_exe;
+	exec = " --worldname " + world + " --go";
 	system(exec.c_str());
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/minetest.hpp b/src/minetest.hpp
index 60255c8..7ce5a72 100644
--- a/src/minetest.hpp
+++ b/src/minetest.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	Configuration *_conf;
 	std::string minetest_dir;
+	std::string minetest_exe;
 };
 
 #endif