diff --git a/daemon.go b/daemon.go
index 700d8e7..817d0d2 100644
--- a/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /*
-Package daemon 0.9.2 for use with Go (golang) services.
+Package daemon 0.10.0 for use with Go (golang) services.
 
 Package daemon provides primitives for daemonization of golang services.
 This package is not provide implementation of user daemon,
@@ -184,8 +184,3 @@ type Daemon interface {
 func New(name, description string, dependencies ...string) (Daemon, error) {
 	return newDaemon(strings.Join(strings.Fields(name), "_"), description, dependencies)
 }
-
-// ExecPath tries to get executable path
-func ExecPath() (string, error) {
-	return execPath()
-}
diff --git a/helper.go b/helper.go
index da9efea..35981fb 100644
--- a/helper.go
+++ b/helper.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
+//+build go1.8
+
 package daemon
 
 import (
@@ -22,8 +24,8 @@ var (
 	// ErrUnsupportedSystem appears if try to use service on system which is not supported by this release
 	ErrUnsupportedSystem = errors.New("Unsupported system")
 
-	// ErrRootPriveleges appears if run installation or deleting the service without root privileges
-	ErrRootPriveleges = errors.New("You must have root user privileges. Possibly using 'sudo' command should help")
+	// ErrRootPrivileges appears if run installation or deleting the service without root privileges
+	ErrRootPrivileges = errors.New("You must have root user privileges. Possibly using 'sudo' command should help")
 
 	// ErrAlreadyInstalled appears if service already installed on the system
 	ErrAlreadyInstalled = errors.New("Service has already been installed")
@@ -38,16 +40,19 @@ var (
 	ErrAlreadyStopped = errors.New("Service has already been stopped")
 )
 
+// ExecPath tries to get executable path
+func ExecPath() (string, error) {
+	return os.Executable()
+}
+
 // Lookup path for executable file
 func executablePath(name string) (string, error) {
 	if path, err := exec.LookPath(name); err == nil {
-		_, err := os.Stat(path)
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return execPath()
+		if _, err := os.Stat(path); err == nil {
+			return path, nil
 		}
-		return path, nil
 	}
-	return execPath()
+	return os.Executable()
 }
 
 // Check root rights to use system service
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ func checkPrivileges() (bool, error) {
 			if gid == 0 {
 				return true, nil
 			}
-			return false, ErrRootPriveleges
+			return false, ErrRootPrivileges
 		}
 	}
 	return false, ErrUnsupportedSystem
diff --git a/helper_legacy.go b/helper_legacy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf5d9f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper_legacy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Copyright 2016 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+//+build !go1.8
+
+package daemon
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Service constants
+const (
+	success = "\t\t\t\t\t[  \033[32mOK\033[0m  ]" // Show colored "OK"
+	failed  = "\t\t\t\t\t[\033[31mFAILED\033[0m]" // Show colored "FAILED"
+)
+
+var (
+	// ErrUnsupportedSystem appears if try to use service on system which is not supported by this release
+	ErrUnsupportedSystem = errors.New("Unsupported system")
+
+	// ErrRootPrivileges appears if run installation or deleting the service without root privileges
+	ErrRootPrivileges = errors.New("You must have root user privileges. Possibly using 'sudo' command should help")
+
+	// ErrAlreadyInstalled appears if service already installed on the system
+	ErrAlreadyInstalled = errors.New("Service has already been installed")
+
+	// ErrNotInstalled appears if try to delete service which was not been installed
+	ErrNotInstalled = errors.New("Service is not installed")
+
+	// ErrAlreadyRunning appears if try to start already running service
+	ErrAlreadyRunning = errors.New("Service is already running")
+
+	// ErrAlreadyStopped appears if try to stop already stopped service
+	ErrAlreadyStopped = errors.New("Service has already been stopped")
+)
+
+// ExecPath tries to get executable path
+func ExecPath() (string, error) {
+	return execPath()
+}
+
+// Lookup path for executable file
+func executablePath(name string) (string, error) {
+	if path, err := exec.LookPath(name); err == nil {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(path); err == nil {
+			return path, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return execPath()
+}
+
+// Check root rights to use system service
+func checkPrivileges() (bool, error) {
+
+	if output, err := exec.Command("id", "-g").Output(); err == nil {
+		if gid, parseErr := strconv.ParseUint(strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), 10, 32); parseErr == nil {
+			if gid == 0 {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+			return false, ErrRootPrivileges
+		}
+	}
+	return false, ErrUnsupportedSystem
+}