diff --git a/apps/elixir_ls_utils/priv/debugger.sh b/apps/elixir_ls_utils/priv/debugger.sh
index c89325a46..b5a95120d 100755
--- a/apps/elixir_ls_utils/priv/debugger.sh
+++ b/apps/elixir_ls_utils/priv/debugger.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Launches the debugger. This script must be in the same directory as the compiled .ez archives.
 
+readlink_f () {
+  cd "$(dirname "$1")" > /dev/null || exit 1
+  filename="$(basename "$1")"
+  if [ -h "$filename" ]; then
+    readlink_f "$(readlink "$filename")"
+  else
+    echo "$(pwd -P)/$filename"
+  fi
+}
+
 if [ -z "${ELS_INSTALL_PREFIX}" ]; then
-  dir=$(dirname "$0")
+  dir="$(dirname "$(readlink_f "$0")")"
 else
   dir=${ELS_INSTALL_PREFIX}
 fi
diff --git a/apps/elixir_ls_utils/priv/language_server.sh b/apps/elixir_ls_utils/priv/language_server.sh
index 7f8c1944b..61b5e4b02 100755
--- a/apps/elixir_ls_utils/priv/language_server.sh
+++ b/apps/elixir_ls_utils/priv/language_server.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Launches the language server. This script must be in the same directory as the compiled .ez archives.
 
+readlink_f () {
+  cd "$(dirname "$1")" > /dev/null || exit 1
+  filename="$(basename "$1")"
+  if [ -h "$filename" ]; then
+    readlink_f "$(readlink "$filename")"
+  else
+    echo "$(pwd -P)/$filename"
+  fi
+}
+
 if [ -z "${ELS_INSTALL_PREFIX}" ]; then
-  dir=$(dirname "$0")
+  dir="$(dirname "$(readlink_f "$0")")"
 else
   dir=${ELS_INSTALL_PREFIX}
 fi
diff --git a/apps/elixir_ls_utils/priv/launch.sh b/apps/elixir_ls_utils/priv/launch.sh
index 98b8f4214..d715d752a 100755
--- a/apps/elixir_ls_utils/priv/launch.sh
+++ b/apps/elixir_ls_utils/priv/launch.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ fi
 # include the local .ez files, and then do what we were asked to do.
 
 readlink_f () {
-  cd "$(dirname "$1")" > /dev/null
+  cd "$(dirname "$1")" > /dev/null || exit 1
   filename="$(basename "$1")"
   if [ -h "$filename" ]; then
     readlink_f "$(readlink "$filename")"