diff --git a/bin/_pre-git-helpers b/bin/_pre-git-helpers
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e065fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/_pre-git-helpers
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# cross-platform `readlink -f`
+# borrow from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1055671/how-can-i-get-the-behavior-of-gnus-readlink-f-on-a-mac
+_readlink_f() {
+  TARGET_FILE=$1
+  cd `dirname $TARGET_FILE`
+  TARGET_FILE=`basename $TARGET_FILE`
+
+  while [ -L "$TARGET_FILE" ]
+  do
+    TARGET_FILE=`readlink $TARGET_FILE`
+    cd `dirname $TARGET_FILE`
+    TARGET_FILE=`basename $TARGET_FILE`
+  done
+
+  echo `pwd -P`/$TARGET_FILE
+}
diff --git a/bin/commit-msg b/bin/commit-msg
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8fbe7f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/commit-msg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+. "$(dirname "$0")/_pre-git-helpers"
+exec /usr/bin/env node --harmony "$(_readlink_f $0).js" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/commit-wizard b/bin/commit-wizard
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6f3e586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/commit-wizard
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+. "$(dirname "$0")/_pre-git-helpers"
+exec /usr/bin/env node --harmony "$(_readlink_f "$0").js" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/post-commit b/bin/post-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8fbe7f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/post-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+. "$(dirname "$0")/_pre-git-helpers"
+exec /usr/bin/env node --harmony "$(_readlink_f $0).js" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/post-merge b/bin/post-merge
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8fbe7f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/post-merge
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+. "$(dirname "$0")/_pre-git-helpers"
+exec /usr/bin/env node --harmony "$(_readlink_f $0).js" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/pre-commit b/bin/pre-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8fbe7f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+. "$(dirname "$0")/_pre-git-helpers"
+exec /usr/bin/env node --harmony "$(_readlink_f $0).js" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/pre-push b/bin/pre-push
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8fbe7f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/pre-push
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+. "$(dirname "$0")/_pre-git-helpers"
+exec /usr/bin/env node --harmony "$(_readlink_f $0).js" "$@"
diff --git a/hooks/commit-msg b/hooks/commit-msg
index 848b388..affd37c 100755
--- a/hooks/commit-msg
+++ b/hooks/commit-msg
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-/usr/bin/env node --harmony ./node_modules/.bin/commit-msg "$@"
+./node_modules/.bin/commit-msg "$@"
diff --git a/hooks/post-commit b/hooks/post-commit
index f61947d..c951753 100755
--- a/hooks/post-commit
+++ b/hooks/post-commit
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-/usr/bin/env node --harmony ./node_modules/.bin/post-commit "$@"
+./node_modules/.bin/post-commit "$@"
diff --git a/hooks/post-merge b/hooks/post-merge
index a2f41df..2afd864 100755
--- a/hooks/post-merge
+++ b/hooks/post-merge
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-/usr/bin/env node --harmony ./node_modules/.bin/post-merge "$@"
+./node_modules/.bin/post-merge "$@"
diff --git a/hooks/pre-commit b/hooks/pre-commit
index fd01a98..6880e78 100755
--- a/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-/usr/bin/env node --harmony ./node_modules/.bin/pre-commit "$@"
+./node_modules/.bin/pre-commit "$@"
diff --git a/hooks/pre-push b/hooks/pre-push
index 992d0af..3d33e36 100755
--- a/hooks/pre-push
+++ b/hooks/pre-push
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-/usr/bin/env node --harmony ./node_modules/.bin/pre-push "$@"
+./node_modules/.bin/pre-push "$@"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9af710c..4996534 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
   "version": "0.0.0-semantic-release",
   "author": "Arnout Kazemier <opensource@observe.it>",
   "bin": {
-    "commit-msg": "bin/commit-msg.js",
-    "commit-wizard": "bin/commit-wizard.js",
-    "post-commit": "bin/post-commit.js",
-    "post-merge": "bin/post-merge.js",
-    "pre-commit": "bin/pre-commit.js",
-    "pre-push": "bin/pre-push.js"
+    "_pre-git-helpers": "bin/_pre-git-helpers",
+    "commit-msg": "bin/commit-msg",
+    "commit-wizard": "bin/commit-wizard",
+    "post-commit": "bin/post-commit",
+    "post-merge": "bin/post-merge",
+    "pre-commit": "bin/pre-commit",
+    "pre-push": "bin/pre-push"
   },
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/bahmutov/pre-git/issues"