diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
index 3f0e5a288..2711a76b5 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "sls/sls_detector_defs.h"
 
-#define LINKED_SERVER_NAME "eigerDetectorServer"
+#define LINKED_SERVER_NAME "/home/root/executables/eigerDetectorServer"
 
 #define REQUIRED_FIRMWARE_VERSION (29)
 // virtual ones renamed for consistency