diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e517072..e97eccd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ apicreds.txt
 backup
 certs
 private
+apicreds.sh
+accounts
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b7c753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+note:
+
+
+```
+#!/bin/sh
+# apicreds.sh
+apiusr=YOUR_NAMECHEAP_USERNAME
+apikey=YOUR_API_KEY
+```
+
diff --git a/namecheap_dns_api_hook.sh b/namecheap_dns_api_hook.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a87148f..b914da8
--- a/namecheap_dns_api_hook.sh
+++ b/namecheap_dns_api_hook.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # shellcheck disable=2317,2086,2178,2001,2004,2181,2068
 
@@ -302,14 +302,12 @@ function request_failure() {
 function startup_hook() {
   # This hook is called before the cron command to do some initial tasks
   # (e.g. starting a webserver).
-
   :
 }
 
 function exit_hook() {
   # This hook is called at the end of the cron command and can be used to
   # do some final (cleanup or other) tasks.
-
   :
 }
 
@@ -319,8 +317,9 @@ function load_config() {
     apiusr=
     apikey=
     RECORDS_BACKUP=${BASEDIR}/records_backup
-    DEPLOYED_CERTDIR=/etc/pki/tls/certs
-    DEPLOYED_KEYDIR=/etc/pki/tls/private
+    DEPLOYED_CERTDIR=$PWD/certs
+    DEPLOYED_KEYDIR=$PWD/private
+    mkdir -p "$DEPLOYED_KEYDIR" "$DEPLOYED_CERTDIR" "$RECORDS_BACKUP"
 
     # Check if config file exists
     if [[ ! -f "$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )/config" ]]; then
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index bbc36ae..ebc2af6
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash -x
 DOMAIN='*.wvr.sh'
 ALIAS='wildcard.wvr.sh'