diff --git a/cogs/gpt_3_commands_and_converser.py b/cogs/gpt_3_commands_and_converser.py
index 8b3052d..c1929bc 100644
--- a/cogs/gpt_3_commands_and_converser.py
+++ b/cogs/gpt_3_commands_and_converser.py
@@ -31,11 +31,9 @@ class GPT3ComCon(commands.Cog, name="GPT3ComCon"):
         DEBUG_GUILD,
         DEBUG_CHANNEL,
         data_path: Path,
-        share_path: Path,
     ):
         super().__init__()
         self.data_path = data_path
-        self.share_path = share_path
         self.debug_channel = None
         self.bot = bot
         self._last_member_ = None
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ class GPT3ComCon(commands.Cog, name="GPT3ComCon"):
         self.awaiting_responses = []
 
         try:
-            conversation_file_path = share_path / "conversation_starter_pretext.txt"
+            conversation_file_path = EnvService.find_shared_file("conversation_starter_pretext.txt")
             # Attempt to read a conversation starter text string from the file.
             with conversation_file_path.open("r") as f:
                 self.CONVERSATION_STARTER_TEXT = f.read()
@@ -68,9 +66,7 @@ class GPT3ComCon(commands.Cog, name="GPT3ComCon"):
                 )
             assert self.CONVERSATION_STARTER_TEXT is not None
 
-            conversation_file_path_minimal = (
-                share_path / "conversation_starter_pretext_minimal.txt"
-            )
+            conversation_file_path_minimal = EnvService.find_shared_file("conversation_starter_pretext_minimal.txt")
             with conversation_file_path_minimal.open("r") as f:
                 self.CONVERSATION_STARTER_TEXT_MINIMAL = f.read()
                 print(
diff --git a/cogs/image_prompt_optimizer.py b/cogs/image_prompt_optimizer.py
index 9b56af0..6c6eea0 100644
--- a/cogs/image_prompt_optimizer.py
+++ b/cogs/image_prompt_optimizer.py
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ class ImgPromptOptimizer(commands.Cog, name="ImgPromptOptimizer"):
         self.deletion_queue = deletion_queue
 
         try:
-            image_pretext_path = (
-                self.converser_cog.share_path / "image_optimizer_pretext.txt"
-            )
+            image_pretext_path = EnvService.find_shared_file("image_optimizer_pretext.txt")
             # Try to read the image optimizer pretext from
             # the file system
             with image_pretext_path.open("r") as file:
diff --git a/gpt3discord.py b/gpt3discord.py
index fb4ad05..f9e5395 100644
--- a/gpt3discord.py
+++ b/gpt3discord.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ async def on_application_command_error(
 
 
 async def main():
-    share_path = EnvService.environment_path_with_fallback("SHARE_DIR", "share")
     data_path = EnvService.environment_path_with_fallback("DATA_DIR")
     debug_guild = int(os.getenv("DEBUG_GUILD"))
     debug_channel = int(os.getenv("DEBUG_CHANNEL"))
@@ -72,9 +71,6 @@ async def main():
     if not data_path.exists():
         raise OSError(f"Data path: {data_path} does not exist ... create it?")
 
-    if not share_path.exists():
-        raise OSError(f"Share path: {share_path} does not exist ... create it?")
-
     # Load the main GPT3 Bot service
     bot.add_cog(
         GPT3ComCon(
@@ -86,7 +82,6 @@ async def main():
             debug_guild,
             debug_channel,
             data_path,
-            share_path,
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/models/env_service_model.py b/models/env_service_model.py
index 23a0e5f..99f6cb9 100644
--- a/models/env_service_model.py
+++ b/models/env_service_model.py
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 
-# <app/bin/main.py>/../../
 def app_root_path():
+    app_path = Path(sys.argv[0]).resolve()
     try:
-        return Path(sys.argv[0]).resolve().parents[1]
-    except:
-        return Path()
+        if app_path.parent.name == "bin": # Installed in unixy hierachy
+            return app_path.parents[1]
+    except IndexError:
+        pass
+    return app_path.parent
 
 # None will let direnv do its' thing
 env_paths = [Path() / ".env", app_root_path() / "etc/environment", None]
@@ -35,7 +37,21 @@ class EnvService:
             if app_relative.exists():
                 return app_relative
 
-        return Path()
+        return Path.cwd()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def find_shared_file(file_name):
+        share_file_paths = []
+        share_dir = os.getenv("SHARE_DIR") 
+        if share_dir != None:
+            share_file_paths.append(share_dir) 
+        share_file_paths.extend([app_root_path() / "share" / file_name, app_root_path() / file_name, Path(file_name)])
+        
+        for share_file_path in share_file_paths:
+            if share_file_path.exists():
+                return share_file_path.resolve()
+
+        raise ValueError(f"Unable to find shared data file {file_name}")
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_allowed_guilds():