diff --git a/app/scripts/config.sh b/app/scripts/config.sh
index 20b89d4..65d0e87 100644
--- a/app/scripts/config.sh
+++ b/app/scripts/config.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 HOST="${HOST:-chris@nose-pluto.local}"
-DEST="${DEST:-~/pluto}"
-NOSE_DIR="${NOSE_DIR:-~/nose}"
\ No newline at end of file
+DEST="${DEST:-~/pluto}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/scripts/deploy.sh b/app/scripts/deploy.sh
index fa1ead2..be85dda 100755
--- a/app/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/app/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ rsync -az --delete \
   --exclude '.git/' \
   ./ "$HOST:$DEST/"
 
-# 3) ensure $NOSE_DIR exists
-ssh -o ControlPath="$SOCK" "$HOST" "mkdir -p $NOSE_DIR/{www,bin}"
-
-# 4) remote deploy (reuses the connection)
+# 3) remote deploy (reuses the connection)
 ssh -o ControlPath="$SOCK" "$HOST" "cd $DEST && bun install --frozen-lockfile && sudo systemctl restart nose-pluto.service"
 
-# 5) close the master connection
+# 4) close the master connection
 ssh -O exit -o ControlPath="$SOCK" "$HOST"
diff --git a/app/scripts/nose-pluto.service b/app/scripts/nose-pluto.service
index 57602a4..bde5df3 100644
--- a/app/scripts/nose-pluto.service
+++ b/app/scripts/nose-pluto.service
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
 User=chris
-WorkingDirectory=/home/chris/pluto
+WorkingDirectory=/home/chris/pluto/app
 Environment=PORT=80
 Environment=NODE_ENV=production
 ExecStart=/home/chris/.bun/bin/bun start