diff --git a/cookbooks/papertrail/recipes/default.rb b/cookbooks/papertrail/recipes/default.rb
index f1ef49c0..95150661 100644
--- a/cookbooks/papertrail/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/papertrail/recipes/default.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 app_name = node[:applications].keys.first
 env = node[:environment][:framework_env]
 PAPERTRAIL_CONFIG = {
-  :syslog_ng_version         => '3.3.5',
+  :syslog_ng_version         => '3.3.5-r1',
   :remote_syslog_gem_version => '~>1.6',
   :port                      => 11111111111111, # YOUR PORT HERE
   :hostname                  => [app_name, node[:instance_role], `hostname`.chomp].join('_'),
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
 execute 'install remote_syslog gem' do
   command %{gem install remote_syslog -v '#{PAPERTRAIL_CONFIG[:remote_syslog_gem_version]}'}
-  creates '/usr/bin/remote_syslog'
+  creates '/usr/local/bin/remote_syslog'
 end
 
 # remote_syslog config file
diff --git a/cookbooks/papertrail/templates/default/remote_syslog.initd.erb b/cookbooks/papertrail/templates/default/remote_syslog.initd.erb
index 715ecda8..227240e1 100644
--- a/cookbooks/papertrail/templates/default/remote_syslog.initd.erb
+++ b/cookbooks/papertrail/templates/default/remote_syslog.initd.erb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ start() {
     ebegin "Starting ${NAME}"
 
     start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $NAME \
-        --exec /usr/bin/remote_syslog -- $DAEMON_ARGS
+        --exec /usr/local/bin/remote_syslog -- $DAEMON_ARGS
 
     eend $?
 }
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stop() {
     ebegin "Stopping ${NAME}"
 
     start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $NAME \
-        --exec /usr/bin/remote_syslog
+        --exec /usr/local/bin/remote_syslog
 
     eend $?
 }