diff --git a/docs/development/plugin-creation.md b/docs/development/plugin-creation.md
index 001fe34fb04..55098a82636 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugin-creation.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugin-creation.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The below plugin is a dummy `dokku hello` plugin. If your plugin exposes command
 ```shell
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 case "$1" in
   hello)
diff --git a/docs/development/pluginhooks.md b/docs/development/pluginhooks.md
index b725be799fa..c61df917697 100644
--- a/docs/development/pluginhooks.md
+++ b/docs/development/pluginhooks.md
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 dokku_log_info1" Installing GraphicsMagick..."
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ docker commit $ID $IMAGE > /dev/null
 
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 dokku_log_info1" Installing $CONTAINER_PACKAGE..."
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ fi
 
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 APP="$1"
 IMAGE="dokku/$APP"
diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands
index eb939472d0f..7c71a143dff 100755
--- a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands
+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 case "$1" in
   build)
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/commands b/plugins/20_events/commands
index 66b72704f1d..c3b8177354f 100755
--- a/plugins/20_events/commands
+++ b/plugins/20_events/commands
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 PLUGIN_DIR="$(dirname $0)"
 
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/hook b/plugins/20_events/hook
index 0f21da9fb3f..5357e931b3e 100755
--- a/plugins/20_events/hook
+++ b/plugins/20_events/hook
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 [[ ! "$DOKKU_EVENTS" ]] || dokku_log_pluginhook_call "$(basename $0)" "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/install b/plugins/20_events/install
index 62435390f55..8951bd4d15e 100755
--- a/plugins/20_events/install
+++ b/plugins/20_events/install
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 DOKKU_RSYSLOG_FILTER=/etc/rsyslog.d/99-dokku.conf
 DOKKU_LOGROTATE_FILE=/etc/logrotate.d/dokku
diff --git a/plugins/apps/commands b/plugins/apps/commands
index d1d157ce96a..4e303e26d46 100755
--- a/plugins/apps/commands
+++ b/plugins/apps/commands
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 case "$1" in
   apps)
diff --git a/plugins/build-env/pre-build b/plugins/build-env/pre-build
index 033973c4092..e491484484e 100755
--- a/plugins/build-env/pre-build
+++ b/plugins/build-env/pre-build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 APP="$1"; IMAGE="dokku/$APP"; BUILD_ENV=""
 
diff --git a/plugins/checks/check-deploy b/plugins/checks/check-deploy
index 91b2493a1d0..1b30e987622 100755
--- a/plugins/checks/check-deploy
+++ b/plugins/checks/check-deploy
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #
 
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 APP="$1"; DOKKU_APP_CONTAINER_ID="$2"; DOKKU_APP_CONTAINER_TYPE="$3"; DOKKU_APP_LISTEN_PORT="$4"; DOKKU_APP_LISTEN_IP="$5"
 if [[ -z "$DOKKU_APP_LISTEN_PORT" ]] && [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/PORT" ]]; then
diff --git a/plugins/config/commands b/plugins/config/commands
index 11ec22ef7c1..35ffe39bfe0 100755
--- a/plugins/config/commands
+++ b/plugins/config/commands
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 config_create () {
   [ -f $ENV_FILE ] || {
diff --git a/plugins/config/docker-args-deploy b/plugins/config/docker-args-deploy
index 8d1f1ef2446..2b475265bba 100755
--- a/plugins/config/docker-args-deploy
+++ b/plugins/config/docker-args-deploy
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 STDIN=$(cat); APP="$1"; IMAGE="dokku/$APP"
 DOCKERFILE_ENV_FILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/DOCKERFILE_ENV_FILE"
diff --git a/plugins/docker-options/commands b/plugins/docker-options/commands
index 7a54ff1fc80..3834660a93b 100755
--- a/plugins/docker-options/commands
+++ b/plugins/docker-options/commands
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 PHASES=(build deploy run)
 
diff --git a/plugins/domains/commands b/plugins/domains/commands
index dba5335eafe..72ef45c9714 100755
--- a/plugins/domains/commands
+++ b/plugins/domains/commands
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 RE_IPV4="([0-9]{1,3}[\.]){3}[0-9]{1,3}"
 
diff --git a/plugins/git/commands b/plugins/git/commands
index ce1ec55811d..4848db0f3c0 100755
--- a/plugins/git/commands
+++ b/plugins/git/commands
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 git_build_app_repo() {
   verify_app_name "$1"
diff --git a/plugins/git/receive-app b/plugins/git/receive-app
index 328fbeb1d94..7fe95cc1a94 100755
--- a/plugins/git/receive-app
+++ b/plugins/git/receive-app
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 APP="$1"; REV="$2"
 
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
index 419f1793481..c0d8ebb0461 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 validate_nginx () {
   set +e
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-deploy b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-deploy
index 145bdffa3af..f2987d070ca 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-deploy
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-deploy
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 APP="$1"
 if [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/IP.web.1" ]] && [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/PORT.web.1" ]]; then
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-domains-update b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-domains-update
index 30d8006f46a..945057998a7 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-domains-update
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-domains-update
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 APP="$1"
 
diff --git a/plugins/ps/commands b/plugins/ps/commands
index f6e7e6480f7..bdebeaa3ba9 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/commands
+++ b/plugins/ps/commands
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 source "$(dirname $0)/functions"
 
 case "$1" in
diff --git a/plugins/ps/functions b/plugins/ps/functions
index 0cb73beacce..6517d8259a7 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/functions
+++ b/plugins/ps/functions
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 release_and_deploy() {
-  source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+  source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
   local APP="$1"; local IMAGE="dokku/$APP"
 
   if verify_image "$IMAGE"; then
diff --git a/plugins/ps/pre-deploy b/plugins/ps/pre-deploy
index bc4f77c942b..80488ed13df 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/pre-deploy
+++ b/plugins/ps/pre-deploy
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 source "$(dirname $0)/functions"
 
 APP="$1"