diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d69b5f0f6a..6d37d860d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "fs-extra": "^0.12.0",
     "grunt": "^0.4.2",
     "grunt-browserify": "^3.3.1",
+    "grunt-cli": "^0.1.13",
     "grunt-contrib-clean": "^0.6.0",
     "grunt-contrib-copy": "^0.8.0",
     "grunt-contrib-jasmine": "^0.8.0",
@@ -53,8 +54,5 @@
   "peerDependencies": {
     "freedom": "^0.6.18"
   },
-  "scripts": {
-    "install": "./node_modules/.bin/bower install"
-  },
   "private": true
 }
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 3d737c8726..de3268fb94 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # allows script to be run from different directories but always act on the
 # directory of the project (which is where this script is located).
 ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname $0)"; pwd)";
+NPM_BIN_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/node_modules/.bin"
 
 # A simple bash script to run commands to setup and install all dev dependencies
 # (including non-npm ones)
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ function runCmd ()
 
 function clean ()
 {
-  runCmd "rm -r $ROOT_DIR/node_modules $ROOT_DIR/build $ROOT_DIR/.tscache"
+  runCmd "rm -rf $ROOT_DIR/node_modules $ROOT_DIR/build $ROOT_DIR/.tscache"
 }
 
 function installTools ()
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@ function installTools ()
 
 function installThirdParty ()
 {
-  runAndAssertCmd "bower install --allow-root"
-  runAndAssertCmd "node_modules/.bin/tsd reinstall --config ./third_party/tsd.json"
-  runAndAssertCmd "grunt copy:thirdParty"
+  runAndAssertCmd "$NPM_BIN_DIR/bower install --allow-root"
+  runAndAssertCmd "$NPM_BIN_DIR/tsd reinstall --config ./third_party/tsd.json"
+  runAndAssertCmd "$NPM_BIN_DIR/grunt copy:thirdParty"
 }
 
 function installDevDependencies ()