diff --git a/dom0/init.d/qubes_core b/dom0/init.d/qubes_core
index d6b4ea99..3f54fe46 100755
--- a/dom0/init.d/qubes_core
+++ b/dom0/init.d/qubes_core
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ start()
     chmod 660 /var/run/xenstored/*
     xm sched-credit -d 0 -w 65535
     printf "\x00\x00\x00\x00" > /var/run/qubes/dispVM_seq
+    chown root:qubes /var/run/qubes/dispVM_seq
+    chmod 660 /var/run/qubes/dispVM_seq
     xm mem-set 0 700
     cp /var/lib/qubes/qubes.xml /var/lib/qubes/backup/qubes-$(date +%F-%T).xml
     touch /var/lock/subsys/qubes_core
diff --git a/dom0/pendrive_swapper/qubes_pencmd b/dom0/pendrive_swapper/qubes_pencmd
index 907a997b..3982b25b 100755
--- a/dom0/pendrive_swapper/qubes_pencmd
+++ b/dom0/pendrive_swapper/qubes_pencmd
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function do_send()
 	xm block-detach $1 /dev/xvdg || exit 1
 	xm block-attach $2 file:/$FILE /dev/xvdh w || exit 1
 }
-
+export PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin
 if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
 	echo args missing ?
 	exit 1
diff --git a/dom0/restore/qubes_prepare_saved_domain.sh b/dom0/restore/qubes_prepare_saved_domain.sh
index cf994160..bbc7df6a 100755
--- a/dom0/restore/qubes_prepare_saved_domain.sh
+++ b/dom0/restore/qubes_prepare_saved_domain.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ if ! [ $#  = 2 ] ; then
 	echo usage: $0 domainname savefile_to_be_created
 	exit 1
 fi
+export PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin
 VMDIR=/var/lib/qubes/appvms/$1
 if ! [ -d $VMDIR ] ; then
 	echo $VMDIR does not exist ?