diff --git a/bash/init-gitpod.sh b/bash/init-gitpod.sh
index 9337dbb7..002e806e 100644
--- a/bash/init-gitpod.sh
+++ b/bash/init-gitpod.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if [ ! -d "$GITPOD_REPO_ROOT/bootstrap" ]; then
     fi
   fi
   # Install https://github.com/github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator
-  installed_changelog_gen=$(bash utils.sh parse_ini_value starter.ini github-changelog-generator install)
+  installed_changelog_gen=$(bash bash/utils.sh parse_ini_value starter.ini github-changelog-generator install)
   if [ "$installed_changelog_gen" == 1 ]; then
     gem install github_changelog_generator
   fi
diff --git a/bash/init-rake-tasks.sh b/bash/init-rake-tasks.sh
index 386f3217..6cd02e3c 100644
--- a/bash/init-rake-tasks.sh
+++ b/bash/init-rake-tasks.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ add_changelog_rake() {
   local project=$(basename $GITPOD_REPO_ROOT)
   local since_tag
   local future_release
-  since_tag=$(bash utils.sh parse_ini_value starter.ini github-changelog-generator since_tag)
-  future_release=$(bash utils.sh parse_ini_value starter.ini github-changelog-generator future_release)
+  since_tag=$(bash bash/utils.sh parse_ini_value starter.ini github-changelog-generator since_tag)
+  future_release=$(bash bash/utils.sh parse_ini_value starter.ini github-changelog-generator future_release)
 
   # this rake task cannot handle empty strings as values so handle them (whitespace is ok though)
   [ -z "$since_tag" ] && default_since_tag='' ||  default_since_tag="config.since_tag = '$since_tag'"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ EOF
 # END: dynamic rake task functions
 
 # BEGIN: conditionally add dynamic rake tasks on configuration in starter.ini
-if [ "$(bash utils.sh parse_ini_value starter.ini github-changelog-generator install)" ]; then
+if [ "$(bash bash/utils.sh parse_ini_value starter.ini github-changelog-generator install)" ]; then
   add_changelog_rake
 fi
 # END: conditionally add dynamic rake tasks on configuration in starter.ini