diff --git a/examples/get-public-streams b/examples/get-public-streams
index 8eb2e63..58fa1da 100755
--- a/examples/get-public-streams
+++ b/examples/get-public-streams
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 
 import sys
-import os
+from os import path
 import optparse
 
 usage = """get-public-streams --user=<email address> [options]
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ parser.add_option('--user',
                   action='store')
 (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
-sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
+sys.path.append(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), '../..'))
 import api.common
 client = api.common.HumbugAPI(email=options.user,
                               api_key=options.api_key,
diff --git a/examples/list-subscriptions b/examples/list-subscriptions
index 57a7abd..df91516 100755
--- a/examples/list-subscriptions
+++ b/examples/list-subscriptions
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 
 import sys
-import os
+from os import path
 import optparse
 
 usage = """list-subscriptions --user=<email address> [options]
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ parser.add_option('--user',
                   action='store')
 (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
-sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
+sys.path.append(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), '../..'))
 import api.common
 client = api.common.HumbugAPI(email=options.user,
                               api_key=options.api_key,
diff --git a/examples/print-messages b/examples/print-messages
index 2a8e7a7..afa2af0 100755
--- a/examples/print-messages
+++ b/examples/print-messages
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 
 import sys
-import os
+from os import path
 import optparse
 
 usage = """print-messages --user=<email address> [options]
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ parser.add_option('--user',
                   action='store')
 (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
-sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
+sys.path.append(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), '../..'))
 import api.common
 client = api.common.HumbugAPI(email=options.user,
                               api_key=options.api_key,
diff --git a/examples/print-next-message b/examples/print-next-message
index 191a570..f5e919f 100755
--- a/examples/print-next-message
+++ b/examples/print-next-message
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 
 import sys
-import os
+from os import path
 import optparse
 
 usage = """print-next-message --user=<email address> [options]
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ parser.add_option('--user',
                   action='store')
 (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
-sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
+sys.path.append(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), '../..'))
 import api.common
 client = api.common.HumbugAPI(email=options.user,
                               api_key=options.api_key,
diff --git a/examples/send-message b/examples/send-message
index 85d13cd..97b7b8d 100755
--- a/examples/send-message
+++ b/examples/send-message
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 
 import sys
-import os
+from os import path
 import optparse
 
 usage = """send-message [options] <recipient>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ parser.add_option('--type',
 if len(args) == 0:
     parser.error("You must specify recipients")
 
-sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
+sys.path.append(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), '../..'))
 import api.common
 client = api.common.HumbugAPI(email=options.sender,
                               api_key=options.api_key,
diff --git a/examples/subscribe b/examples/subscribe
index 1f07cbb..d776941 100755
--- a/examples/subscribe
+++ b/examples/subscribe
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 
 import sys
-import os
+from os import path
 import optparse
 
 usage = """subscribe --user=<email address> [options] --streams=<streams>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ parser.add_option('--user',
                   action='store')
 (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
-sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
+sys.path.append(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), '../..'))
 import api.common
 client = api.common.HumbugAPI(email=options.user,
                               api_key=options.api_key,
diff --git a/examples/unsubscribe b/examples/unsubscribe
index eaf7cc3..3dd363b 100755
--- a/examples/unsubscribe
+++ b/examples/unsubscribe
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 
 import sys
-import os
+from os import path
 import optparse
 
 usage = """unsubscribe --user=<email address> [options] --streams=<streams>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ parser.add_option('--user',
                   action='store')
 (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
-sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
+sys.path.append(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), '../..'))
 import api.common
 client = api.common.HumbugAPI(email=options.user,
                               api_key=options.api_key,