--- a/start_liquidshell
+++ b/start_liquidshell
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ else
   configDir=${HOME}/.config; #this is the default, http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html
 fi
 
-if [ -f /etc/xdg/autostart/plasmashell.desktop ]
+if [ -f /etc/kf5/xdg/autostart/plasmashell.desktop ]
 then
   plasmaFileName=$configDir/autostart/plasmashell.desktop
 else
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ test -f $liquidFileName
 liquidNotExists=$?
 if [ $liquidNotExists -eq 1 ]
 then
-  cp @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR@/org.kde.liquidshell.desktop $configDir/autostart
+  cp /usr/share/kf5/applications/kf5/org.kde.liquidshell.desktop $configDir/autostart
 else
   sed -i -e "s/Hidden=true/Hidden=false/" $liquidFileName
 fi
@@ -33,12 +33,7 @@ cat > $plasmaFileName <<EOF
 Hidden=true
 EOF
 
-if [ -f /usr/bin/startkde ]
-then
-  /usr/bin/startkde
-else
-  /usr/bin/startplasma-x11
-fi
+/usr/bin/startkde5
 
 rm -f $plasmaFileName