diff --git a/deluge/plugins/FreeSpace/create_dev_link.sh b/deluge/plugins/FreeSpace/create_dev_link.sh
index be73dcaeb..5e04057c3 100755
--- a/deluge/plugins/FreeSpace/create_dev_link.sh
+++ b/deluge/plugins/FreeSpace/create_dev_link.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-cd /home/vampas/projects/DelugeNotify/deluge/plugins/freespace
-mkdir temp
-export PYTHONPATH=./temp
-python setup.py build develop --install-dir ./temp
-cp ./temp/FreeSpace.egg-link .config/plugins
-rm -fr ./temp
+BASEDIR=$(cd `dirname $0` && pwd)
+CONFIG_DIR=$( test -z $1 && echo "" || echo "$1")
+[ -d "$CONFIG_DIR/plugins" ] || echo "Config dir "$CONFIG_DIR" is either not a directory or is not a proper deluge config directory. Exiting"
+[ -d "$CONFIG_DIR/plugins" ] || exit 1
+cd $BASEDIR
+test -d $BASEDIR/temp || mkdir $BASEDIR/temp
+export PYTHONPATH=$BASEDIR/temp
+python setup.py build develop --install-dir $BASEDIR/temp
+cp $BASEDIR/temp/*.egg-link $CONFIG_DIR/plugins
+rm -fr $BASEDIR/temp
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/notifications/create_dev_link.sh b/deluge/plugins/notifications/create_dev_link.sh
index fddef345f..5e04057c3 100755
--- a/deluge/plugins/notifications/create_dev_link.sh
+++ b/deluge/plugins/notifications/create_dev_link.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-cd /home/vampas/projects/DelugeNotify/deluge/plugins/notifications
-mkdir temp
-export PYTHONPATH=./temp
-python setup.py build develop --install-dir ./temp
-cp ./temp/Notifications.egg-link .config//plugins
-rm -fr ./temp
+BASEDIR=$(cd `dirname $0` && pwd)
+CONFIG_DIR=$( test -z $1 && echo "" || echo "$1")
+[ -d "$CONFIG_DIR/plugins" ] || echo "Config dir "$CONFIG_DIR" is either not a directory or is not a proper deluge config directory. Exiting"
+[ -d "$CONFIG_DIR/plugins" ] || exit 1
+cd $BASEDIR
+test -d $BASEDIR/temp || mkdir $BASEDIR/temp
+export PYTHONPATH=$BASEDIR/temp
+python setup.py build develop --install-dir $BASEDIR/temp
+cp $BASEDIR/temp/*.egg-link $CONFIG_DIR/plugins
+rm -fr $BASEDIR/temp
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/stats/create_dev_link.sh b/deluge/plugins/stats/create_dev_link.sh
index 35e5c2a5c..5e04057c3 100755
--- a/deluge/plugins/stats/create_dev_link.sh
+++ b/deluge/plugins/stats/create_dev_link.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-mkdir temp
-export PYTHONPATH=./temp
-python setup.py develop --install-dir ./temp
-cp ./temp/Stats.egg-link ~/.config/deluge/plugins
-rm -fr ./temp
+BASEDIR=$(cd `dirname $0` && pwd)
+CONFIG_DIR=$( test -z $1 && echo "" || echo "$1")
+[ -d "$CONFIG_DIR/plugins" ] || echo "Config dir "$CONFIG_DIR" is either not a directory or is not a proper deluge config directory. Exiting"
+[ -d "$CONFIG_DIR/plugins" ] || exit 1
+cd $BASEDIR
+test -d $BASEDIR/temp || mkdir $BASEDIR/temp
+export PYTHONPATH=$BASEDIR/temp
+python setup.py build develop --install-dir $BASEDIR/temp
+cp $BASEDIR/temp/*.egg-link $CONFIG_DIR/plugins
+rm -fr $BASEDIR/temp
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/webui/create_dev_link.sh b/deluge/plugins/webui/create_dev_link.sh
index 6d3af263f..f4d60d2ae 100755
--- a/deluge/plugins/webui/create_dev_link.sh
+++ b/deluge/plugins/webui/create_dev_link.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-cd /home/damien/Projects/deluge/deluge/plugins/webui
-mkdir temp
-export PYTHONPATH=./temp
-python setup.py build develop --install-dir ./temp
-cp ./temp/WebUi.egg-link /home/damien/.config/deluge/plugins
-rm -fr ./temp
+BASEDIR=$(cd `dirname $0` && pwd)
+CONFIG_DIR=$( test -z $1 && echo "/home/damien/.config/deluge/" || echo "$1")
+[ -d "$CONFIG_DIR/plugins" ] || echo "Config dir "$CONFIG_DIR" is either not a directory or is not a proper deluge config directory. Exiting"
+[ -d "$CONFIG_DIR/plugins" ] || exit 1
+cd $BASEDIR
+test -d $BASEDIR/temp || mkdir $BASEDIR/temp
+export PYTHONPATH=$BASEDIR/temp
+python setup.py build develop --install-dir $BASEDIR/temp
+cp $BASEDIR/temp/*.egg-link $CONFIG_DIR/plugins
+rm -fr $BASEDIR/temp
diff --git a/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py b/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
index 0087c33fd..7c6006f93 100644
--- a/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
+++ b/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
@@ -398,11 +398,14 @@ pkg_resources.declare_namespace(__name__)
 
 CREATE_DEV_LINK = """#!/bin/bash
 BASEDIR=$(cd `dirname $0` && pwd)
+CONFIG_DIR=$( test -z $1 && echo "%(configdir)s" || echo "$1")
+[ -d "$CONFIG_DIR/plugins" ] || echo "Config dir \"$CONFIG_DIR\" is either not a directory or is not a proper deluge config directory. Exiting"
+[ -d "$CONFIG_DIR/plugins" ] || exit 1
 cd $BASEDIR
 test -d $BASEDIR/temp || mkdir $BASEDIR/temp
 export PYTHONPATH=$BASEDIR/temp
 python setup.py build develop --install-dir $BASEDIR/temp
-cp $BASEDIR/temp/*.egg-link %(configdir)s/plugins
+cp $BASEDIR/temp/*.egg-link $CONFIG_DIR/plugins
 rm -fr $BASEDIR/temp
 """