diff --git a/app/bin.js b/app/bin.js
index 06569f8d4..8f6d199ba 100644
--- a/app/bin.js
+++ b/app/bin.js
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ if (process.argv[2] === "shell") {
 else {
   var args = parser().parseArgs();
   args.verbose = 1;
-  console.log("Pre-flight check ...".grey);
-  appium.run(args, function() { console.log('Rock and roll.'.grey); });
+  //console.log("Pre-flight check ...".grey);
+  appium.run(args, function() { /* console.log('Rock and roll.'.grey); */ });
 }
diff --git a/app/uiauto/lib/instruments_client.js b/app/uiauto/lib/instruments_client.js
index b65ef419a..6fc58dc66 100644
--- a/app/uiauto/lib/instruments_client.js
+++ b/app/uiauto/lib/instruments_client.js
@@ -6,27 +6,32 @@ var clientPath = 'instruments/client.js';
 var defWaitForDataTimeout = 60;
 var waitForDataTimeout = defWaitForDataTimeout;
 
-var getNodeBinaryPath = function() {
-  var res = system.performTaskWithPathArgumentsTimeout('/bin/bash', ['-c', 'which node'], 3);
+var getBinaryPath = function(cmd) {
+  var res = system.performTaskWithPathArgumentsTimeout('/bin/bash', ['-c', 'which ' + cmd], 3);
   if (res.exitCode !== 0) {
-    throw new Error("Failed trying to get node.js binary path");
+    throw new Error("Failed trying to get binary path " + cmd);
   } else {
     var path = res.stdout.trim();
     if (path.length) {
       return path;
     } else {
-      throw new Error("Could not find a node.js binary, please make sure you have one available!");
+      throw new Error("Could not find a binary for " + cmd + ", please make sure you have one available!");
     }
   }
 };
 
 var sendResultAndGetNext = function(result) {
-  var args = [clientPath, '-s', '/tmp/instruments_sock'], res;
+  var args = ['-s', '/tmp/instruments_sock'], res
+    , binaryPath = globalPath;
+  if (globalPath === null) {
+    binaryPath = nodePath;
+    args.unshift(clientPath); 
+  }
   if (typeof result !== "undefined") {
     args = args.concat(['-r', JSON.stringify(result)]);
   }
   try {
-    res = system.performTaskWithPathArgumentsTimeout(nodePath, args, waitForDataTimeout);
+    res = system.performTaskWithPathArgumentsTimeout(binaryPath, args, waitForDataTimeout);
   } catch(e) {
     console.log("Socket timed out waiting for a new command, why wasn't there one?");
     return null;
@@ -43,4 +48,8 @@ var getFirstCommand = function() {
   return sendResultAndGetNext();
 };
 
-var nodePath = getNodeBinaryPath();
+var globalPath = null;
+try {
+  globalPath = getBinaryPath('instruments_client');
+} catch (e) { }
+var nodePath = getBinaryPath('node');
diff --git a/instruments/client.js b/instruments/client.js
index b64948003..148916ced 100644
--- a/instruments/client.js
+++ b/instruments/client.js
@@ -20,16 +20,18 @@ var connect = function(args) {
   });
 };
 
+var parser = new ap({
+  version: '0.0.1',
+});
+parser.addArgument(['-r', '--result'], {defaultValue: null, required: false});
+parser.addArgument(['-s', '--socket'], {defaultValue: '/tmp/instruments_sock', required: false});
+
 if (module === require.main) {
-  var parser = new ap({
-    version: '0.0.1',
-  });
-  parser.addArgument(['-r', '--result'], {defaultValue: null, required: false});
-  parser.addArgument(['-s', '--socket'], {defaultValue: '/tmp/instruments_sock', required: false});
   var args = parser.parseArgs();
   connect(args);
 }
 
+module.exports.parser = parser;
 module.exports.connect = function(result, socket) {
   var args = {result: result, socket: socket};
   connect(args);
diff --git a/instruments/client_bin.js b/instruments/client_bin.js
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..780515d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instruments/client_bin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+"use strict";
+
+var client  = require('./client.js');
+
+var args = client.parser.parseArgs();
+client.connect(args.result, args.socket);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f166ec866..d198c0b3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "automation",
     "javascript"
   ],
-  "version": "0.0.3",
+  "version": "0.0.4",
   "author": "appium-discuss@googlegroups.com",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
   ],
   "main": "./server.js",
   "bin": {
-    "appium": "./app/bin.js"
+    "appium": "./app/bin.js",
+    "instruments_client": "./instruments/client_bin.js"
   },
   "directories": {
     "lib": "./app"