diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 132ddceb..432cb3df 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ AC_TYPE_UINT32_T
 
 # Check for required libraries
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([uev],  [libuev >= 1.5.2])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([lite], [libite >= 1.8.2])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([lite], [libite >= 1.9.1])
 
 # Check for configured Finit features
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(emergency_shell,
diff --git a/plugins/alsa-utils.c b/plugins/alsa-utils.c
index 52593aa8..6a18b90f 100644
--- a/plugins/alsa-utils.c
+++ b/plugins/alsa-utils.c
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 #include "helpers.h"
 #include "plugin.h"
 
-#define ALSACTL "/usr/sbin/alsactl"
+#define ALSACTL "alsactl"
 
 static void save(void *arg)
 {
-	if (fexist(ALSACTL)) {
+	if (whichp(ALSACTL)) {
 		_d("Saving sound settings ...");
 		run_interactive(ALSACTL " -g store", "Saving sound settings");
 	}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static void save(void *arg)
 
 static void restore(void *arg)
 {
-	if (fexist(ALSACTL)) {
+	if (whichp(ALSACTL)) {
 		_d("Restoring sound settings ...");
 		run_interactive(ALSACTL " -g restore", "Restoring sound settings");
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/x11-common.c b/plugins/x11-common.c
index 63d1a78e..86d02873 100644
--- a/plugins/x11-common.c
+++ b/plugins/x11-common.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ static void setup(void *arg)
 	makedir("/tmp/.X11-unix", 01777);
 	makedir("/tmp/.ICE-unix", 01777);
 
-	if (fexist("/sbin/restorecon"))
-		run("/sbin/restorecon /tmp/.ICE-unix /tmp/.X11-unix");
+	if (whichp("restorecon"))
+		run("restorecon /tmp/.ICE-unix /tmp/.X11-unix");
 
 	umask(022);
 }
diff --git a/src/finit.c b/src/finit.c
index 60da68c7..2e6e1d5e 100644
--- a/src/finit.c
+++ b/src/finit.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void networking(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Debian/Ubuntu/Busybox/RH/Suse */
-	if (!fexist("/sbin/ifup"))
+	if (!whichp("ifup"))
 		goto done;
 
 	fp = fopen("/etc/network/interfaces", "r");
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static void networking(void)
 			if (!ifname)
 				continue;
 
-			snprintf(cmd, 80, "/sbin/ifup %s", ifname);
+			snprintf(cmd, 80, "ifup %s", ifname);
 			run_interactive(cmd, "Bringing up interface %s", ifname);
 			i++;
 		}
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	 */
 	if (!fismnt("/dev"))
 		mount("udev", "/dev", "devtmpfs", MS_RELATIME, "size=10%,nr_inodes=61156,mode=755");
-	else if (fexist("/sbin/udevadm"))
-		run_interactive("/sbin/udevadm info --cleanup-db", "Cleaning up udev db");
+	else if (whichp("udevadm"))
+		run_interactive("udevadm info --cleanup-db", "Cleaning up udev db");
 
 	/* Some systems use /dev/pts */
 	makedir("/dev/pts", 0755);
@@ -305,23 +305,23 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	/*
 	 * Populate /dev and prepare for runtime events from kernel.
 	 */
-	if (fexist("/sbin/mdev")) {
+	if (whichp("mdev")) {
 		/* Embedded Linux systems usually have BusyBox mdev */
 		if (log_is_debug())
 			touch("/dev/mdev.log");
-		devfsd = "/sbin/mdev -s";
+		devfsd = "mdev -s";
 	} else {
-		if (fexist("/sbin/udevd"))
-			devfsd = "/sbin/udevd --daemon";
+		if (whichp("udevd"))
+			devfsd = "udevd --daemon";
 		else
 			devfsd = "/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd --daemon";
 	}
 
 	run_interactive(devfsd, "Populating device tree");
-	if (fexist("/sbin/udevadm")) {
-		run("/sbin/udevadm trigger --action=add --type=subsystems");
-		run("/sbin/udevadm trigger --action=add --type=devices");
-		run("/sbin/udevadm settle --timeout=120");
+	if (whichp("udevadm")) {
+		run("udevadm trigger --action=add --type=subsystems");
+		run("udevadm trigger --action=add --type=devices");
+		run("udevadm settle --timeout=120");
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index d3d73e40..fa546e01 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -148,17 +148,17 @@ static int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 	if (!svc)
 		return 1;
 
+	/* Ignore if finit is SIGSTOP'ed */
+	if (is_norespawn())
+		return 1;
+
 	/* Don't try and start service if it doesn't exist. */
-	if (!fexist(svc->cmd) && !svc->inetd.cmd) {
+	if (!whichp(svc->cmd) && !svc->inetd.cmd) {
 		print(1, "Service %s does not exist!", svc->cmd);
 		svc_missing(svc);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	/* Ignore if finit is SIGSTOP'ed */
-	if (is_norespawn())
-		return 1;
-
 	if (svc_is_daemon(svc) || svc_is_inetd(svc))
 		print_desc("Starting ", svc->desc);
 	else
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ static int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 #endif
 		if (svc->log)
 			waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
-
 		exit(status);
 	} else if (log_is_debug()) {
 		char buf[CMD_SIZE] = "";