diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ebf36527..62a6633d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ libbitcoind
 **/*.creator
 libbitcoind.includes
 *.log
+platform/*
diff --git a/lib/daemon.js b/lib/daemon.js
index b63380dd..c9cfd2ec 100644
--- a/lib/daemon.js
+++ b/lib/daemon.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 var binary = require('node-pre-gyp');
 var path = require('path');
-var binding_path = binary.find(path.resolve(path.join(__dirname,'./package.json')));
-var bitcoindjs = require(binding_path);
+var binding_path = binary.find(path.resolve(path.join(__dirname,'../package.json')));
+var bitcoind = require(binding_path);
 var util = require('util');
 var bitcore = require('bitcore');
 var $ = bitcore.util.preconditions;