diff --git a/config/acid.toml b/config/acid.toml
index 329d5be9b..3344c2285 100644
--- a/config/acid.toml
+++ b/config/acid.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@ ion = {}
 [[files]]
 path = "/usr/lib/init.d/10_acid"
 data = """
-export RUST_BACKTRACE full
+ion /usr/lib/run_acid.ion
+"""
+
+[[files]]
+path = "/usr/lib/run_acid.ion"
+data = """
+#!/usr/bin/env ion
+export RUST_BACKTRACE=full
 cd /home/user/acid
 cargo test
 shutdown
diff --git a/config/auto-test.toml b/config/auto-test.toml
index 9f350f6fb..69cb87bcb 100644
--- a/config/auto-test.toml
+++ b/config/auto-test.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,14 @@ relibc-tests-bins = {}
 [[files]]
 path = "/usr/lib/init.d/30_console"
 data = """
-export RUST_BACKTRACE full
+ion /usr/lib/run_tests.ion
+"""
+
+[[files]]
+path = "/usr/lib/run_tests.ion"
+data = """
+#!/usr/bin/env ion
+export RUST_BACKTRACE=full
 cd /home/user/acid
 cargo test
 bash /root/relibc-tests/run.sh
diff --git a/config/redoxer.toml b/config/redoxer.toml
index 54e1e2ff1..872c22f86 100644
--- a/config/redoxer.toml
+++ b/config/redoxer.toml
@@ -25,23 +25,25 @@ dhcpd
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/20_env"
+path = "/usr/lib/init.d/30_redoxer"
 data = """
-echo
-echo ## preparing environment ##
-export GROUPS 0
-export HOME /root
-export HOST redox
-export SHELL /bin/sh
-export UID 0
-export USER root
-cd /root
-env
+ion /usr/lib/run_redoxer.ion
 """
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/usr/lib/init.d/30_redoxer"
+path = "/usr/lib/run_redoxer.ion"
 data = """
+#!/usr/bin/env ion
+echo
+echo ## preparing environment ##
+export GROUPS=0
+export HOME=/root
+export HOST=redox
+export SHELL=/bin/sh
+export UID=0
+export USER=root
+cd /root
+env
 echo
 echo ## running redoxer ##
 redoxerd