diff --git a/samples/csvparser/build.sh b/samples/csvparser/build.sh
index a44a9b766d0..bc48c94b84f 100755
--- a/samples/csvparser/build.sh
+++ b/samples/csvparser/build.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
-if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
-    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
-else
-    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+source "$DIR/../konan.sh"
 
 if [ x$TARGET == x ]; then
 case "$OSTYPE" in
diff --git a/samples/gitchurn/build.sh b/samples/gitchurn/build.sh
index 4967e3afdda..58fdd565071 100755
--- a/samples/gitchurn/build.sh
+++ b/samples/gitchurn/build.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
-if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
-    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
-else
-    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+source "$DIR/../konan.sh"
 
 CFLAGS_macbook="-I/opt/local/include -I/usr/local/include"
 CFLAGS_linux=-I/usr/include
diff --git a/samples/gtk/build.sh b/samples/gtk/build.sh
index aac610f2fc0..2372df10573 100755
--- a/samples/gtk/build.sh
+++ b/samples/gtk/build.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
-if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
-    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
-else
-    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+source "$DIR/../konan.sh"
 
 IPREFIX_macbook=-I/opt/local/include
 IPREFIX_linux=-I/usr/include
diff --git a/samples/html5Canvas/build.sh b/samples/html5Canvas/build.sh
index c7411e17709..26c3cb9d3ed 100755
--- a/samples/html5Canvas/build.sh
+++ b/samples/html5Canvas/build.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
-if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
-    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
-else
-    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+source "$DIR/../konan.sh"
 
 if [ x$TARGET == x ]; then
 case "$OSTYPE" in
@@ -41,4 +37,4 @@ echo "Artifact path is $DIR/build/bin/html5Canvas.wasm"
 echo "Artifact path is $DIR/build/bin/html5Canvas.wasm.js"
 echo "Check out $DIR/index.html"
 echo "Serve $DIR/ by an http server for the demo"
-# For example run: python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080 
+# For example run: python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080
diff --git a/samples/konan.sh b/samples/konan.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5df5d4d46cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/konan.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
+    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
+else
+    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/libcurl/build.sh b/samples/libcurl/build.sh
index c6fe4ce8d36..e86fcf50210 100755
--- a/samples/libcurl/build.sh
+++ b/samples/libcurl/build.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
-if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
-    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
-else
-    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+source "$DIR/../konan.sh"
 
 CFLAGS_macbook=-I/opt/local/include
 CFLAGS_linux="-I /usr/include -I /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu"
diff --git a/samples/nonBlockingEchoServer/build.sh b/samples/nonBlockingEchoServer/build.sh
index 523e3aa81b2..45781bc553d 100755
--- a/samples/nonBlockingEchoServer/build.sh
+++ b/samples/nonBlockingEchoServer/build.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
-if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
-    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
-else
-    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+source "$DIR/../konan.sh"
 
 if [ x$TARGET == x ]; then
 case "$OSTYPE" in
diff --git a/samples/objc/build.sh b/samples/objc/build.sh
index a743454cc98..a22d2b518cb 100755
--- a/samples/objc/build.sh
+++ b/samples/objc/build.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
-if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
-    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
-else
-    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+source "$DIR/../konan.sh"
 
 mkdir -p $DIR/build/bin/
 
diff --git a/samples/opengl/build.sh b/samples/opengl/build.sh
index 8853cf65e62..ce6fb7f069e 100755
--- a/samples/opengl/build.sh
+++ b/samples/opengl/build.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
-if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
-    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
-else
-    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+source "$DIR/../konan.sh"
 
 if [ x$TARGET == x ]; then
 case "$OSTYPE" in
diff --git a/samples/socket/build.sh b/samples/socket/build.sh
index 5f1d83c9b33..a346cf92c21 100755
--- a/samples/socket/build.sh
+++ b/samples/socket/build.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
-if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
-    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
-else
-    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+source "$DIR/../konan.sh"
 
 mkdir -p $DIR/build/bin/
 
diff --git a/samples/tensorflow/build.sh b/samples/tensorflow/build.sh
index 08d13a33ba3..1b11a0d8d47 100755
--- a/samples/tensorflow/build.sh
+++ b/samples/tensorflow/build.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
-if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
-    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
-else
-    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+source "$DIR/../konan.sh"
 
 $DIR/downloadTensorflow.sh
 
diff --git a/samples/tetris/build.sh b/samples/tetris/build.sh
index b3c01865616..416c7310ea1 100755
--- a/samples/tetris/build.sh
+++ b/samples/tetris/build.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
-if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
-    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
-else
-    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+source "$DIR/../konan.sh"
 
 DEPS="$HOME/.konan/dependencies"
 
diff --git a/samples/uikit/build.sh b/samples/uikit/build.sh
index d5d063de0cf..9218dab8a46 100755
--- a/samples/uikit/build.sh
+++ b/samples/uikit/build.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
-if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
-    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
-else
-    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+source "$DIR/../konan.sh"
 
 mkdir -p $DIR/build/bin/
 
diff --git a/samples/workers/build.sh b/samples/workers/build.sh
index 5807eef7b37..fd2f49c0c8a 100755
--- a/samples/workers/build.sh
+++ b/samples/workers/build.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
-if [ -z "$KONAN_HOME" ]; then
-    PATH="$DIR/../../dist/bin:$DIR/../../bin:$PATH"
-else
-    PATH="$KONAN_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+source "$DIR/../konan.sh"
 
 SUFFIX=kexe
 if [ x$TARGET == x ]; then