diff --git a/compiler/calibre.py b/compiler/calibre.py
index a028c6ce..17dd45a5 100644
--- a/compiler/calibre.py
+++ b/compiler/calibre.py
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ def run_drc(name, gds_name):
     # TOTAL Original Layer Geometries: 106 (157)
     # TOTAL DRC RuleChecks Executed:   156
     # TOTAL DRC Results Generated:     0 (0)
-    f = open(drc_runset['drcSummaryFile'], "r")
+    try:
+        f = open(drc_runset['drcSummaryFile'], "r")
+    except:
+        debug.error("Unable to retrieve DRC results file. Is calibre set up?",1)
     results = f.readlines()
     f.close()
     # those lines should be the last 3
diff --git a/compiler/globals.py b/compiler/globals.py
index 713efb07..a4b60f94 100644
--- a/compiler/globals.py
+++ b/compiler/globals.py
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@ def setup_paths():
 
     global OPTS
 
-    OPENRAM_HOME = os.path.abspath(os.environ.get("OPENRAM_HOME"))
+    try:
+        OPENRAM_HOME = os.path.abspath(os.environ.get("OPENRAM_HOME"))
+    except:
+        debug.error("OPENRAM_HOME is not properly defined.",1)
     sys.path.append("{0}".format(OPENRAM_HOME))
     sys.path.append("{0}/gdsMill".format(OPENRAM_HOME)) 
     sys.path.append("{0}/tests".format(OPENRAM_HOME))
@@ -209,7 +212,12 @@ def import_tech():
         OPTS.tech_name = OPTS.config.tech_name
 
         # environment variable should point to the technology dir
-    OPTS.openram_tech = os.path.abspath(os.environ.get("OPENRAM_TECH")) + "/" + OPTS.tech_name
+    try:
+        OPENRAM_TECH = os.path.abspath(os.environ.get("OPENRAM_TECH"))
+    except:
+        debug.error("OPENRAM_TECH is not properly defined.",1)
+
+    OPTS.openram_tech = OPENRAM_TECH + "/" + OPTS.tech_name
     if not OPTS.openram_tech.endswith('/'):
         OPTS.openram_tech += "/"
     debug.info(1, "Technology path is " + OPTS.openram_tech)
diff --git a/regress_daemon.py b/regress_daemon.py
index 0b7474f7..b60e4687 100755
--- a/regress_daemon.py
+++ b/regress_daemon.py
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ FROM_FIELD = USER+"@ucsc.edu"
 
 LOCAL = "/soe/"+USER+"/unit_test"
 
-sys.path.append(LOCAL+"/trunk/setup_scripts")
-sys.path.append(LOCAL+"/trunk/compiler")
-sys.path.append(LOCAL+"/trunk/compiler/tests")
+sys.path.append(LOCAL+"/setup_scripts")
+sys.path.append(LOCAL+"/compiler")
+sys.path.append(LOCAL+"/compiler/tests")
 
 TECH_NAME = "NONE"
 
 #REPOS = "http://gforge.soe.ucsc.edu/svn/openram/trunk"
 #REPOS = "http://svn.soe.ucsc.edu/svn/openram/trunk"
-REPOS = "gitosis@mada0.soe.ucsc.edu:openram.git"
+#REPOS = "gitosis@mada0.soe.ucsc.edu:openram.git"
+REPOS = "git@github.com:mguthaus/OpenRAM.git"
 
 
 MAIL = "/usr/sbin/sendmail"
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ def remove_cached_files():
 def regress():
     print "Running Regressions"
     try:
-        os.chdir(LOCAL+"/trunk/compiler")
+        os.chdir(LOCAL+"/compiler")
     except OSError:
         print "Cannot find repository at " + LOCAL
         sys.exit(-2)
diff --git a/regress_daemon.sh b/regress_daemon.sh
index b324d249..5423b028 100755
--- a/regress_daemon.sh
+++ b/regress_daemon.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
 #Check out a copy of the repository:
 #cd ~
 #git clone gitosis@mada0.cse.ucsc.edu:openram.git unit_test
@@ -6,9 +7,8 @@
 #Add a command like this to the crontab to call the regression script 
 # m h dom mon dow user    command
 #0 0,12 * * * /mada/users/wubin6666/unit_test/trunk/regress_daemon.sh
-!/bin/bash
 source /mada/software/setup.sh
-export OPENRAM_HOME="/soe/mrg/unit_test/trunk/compiler"
-export OPENRAM_TECH="/soe/mrg/unit_test/trunk/technology"
-python ${HOME}/unit_test/trunk/regress_daemon.py -t freepdk45
-python ${HOME}/unit_test/trunk/regress_daemon.py -t scn3me_subm
+export OPENRAM_HOME="/soe/mrg/unit_test/compiler"
+export OPENRAM_TECH="/soe/mrg/unit_test/technology"
+python ${HOME}/unit_test/regress_daemon.py -t freepdk45
+python ${HOME}/unit_test/regress_daemon.py -t scn3me_subm