diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/centos/recipes/curl.rb b/chef/cookbooks/centos/recipes/curl.rb
index d31488922..09ecd1b6a 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/centos/recipes/curl.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/centos/recipes/curl.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 curl = 'curl-7.21.4'
 
 execute 'download curl' do
-  command "mkdir -p /tmp/install && wget http://curl.download.nextag.com/download/#{curl}.tar.gz"
+  command "mkdir -p /tmp/install && cd /tmp/install/ && wget http://curl.download.nextag.com/download/#{curl}.tar.gz"
   not_if do
     File.exists?("/tmp/install/#{curl}.tar.gz")
   end
@@ -16,17 +16,23 @@ end
 
 execute "configure curl" do
   command "cd /tmp/install/#{curl} && ./configure --with-ssl"
-  #not_if do
-  #  the libcurl so file is there
-  #end
+  not_if do
+    File.exists?('/usr/local/lib/libcurl.so.4')
+  end
 end
 
 execute "compile curl" do
   command "cd /tmp/install/#{curl} && make"
+  not_if do
+    File.exists?('/usr/local/lib/libcurl.so.4')
+  end
 end
 
 execute "install curl" do
   command "cd /tmp/install/#{curl} && make install"
+  not_if do
+    File.exists?('/usr/local/lib/libcurl.so.4')
+  end
 end
 
 execute 'update dynamic loader cache for curl' do
@@ -38,10 +44,6 @@ execute 'run dynamic linker' do
   command '/sbin/ldconfig'
 end
 
-#execute 'add bundler line' do
-#  command "cd /usr/local/app/diaspora/ && bundle config build.typhoeus --with-curl=/usr/local/#{curl}/"
-#end
-
-#execute 'rebundle' do
-#  command 'bundle install'
-#end
+execute 'rebundle' do
+  command 'bundle install'
+end
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/daemontools.rb b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/daemontools.rb
index c3af1cc51..5548ad10d 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/daemontools.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/daemontools.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ execute "compile daemontools" do
 end
 
 execute "mysql run" do
-  command "mkdir -p /service/mysql && echo '#!/bin/sh' > /service/mysql/run && echo 'exec /usr/bin/mysqld_safe --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock --log-error=/var/log/mysqld.log --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --user=mysql'  >> /service/mysql/run"
+  command "mkdir -p /service/mysql && echo '#!/bin/sh' > /service/mysql/run && echo 'exec /usr/libexec/mysqld --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock --log-error=/var/log/mysqld.log --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --user=mysql'  >> /service/mysql/run"
 end
 execute "executable" do
   command "chmod -R 755 /service/mysql"