diff --git a/docs/development/plugin-creation.md b/docs/development/plugin-creation.md
index 001fe34fb..55098a826 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugin-creation.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugin-creation.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The below plugin is a dummy `dokku hello` plugin. If your plugin exposes command
 ```shell
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 case "$1" in
   hello)
diff --git a/docs/development/pluginhooks.md b/docs/development/pluginhooks.md
index b725be799..c61df9176 100644
--- a/docs/development/pluginhooks.md
+++ b/docs/development/pluginhooks.md
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 dokku_log_info1" Installing GraphicsMagick..."
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ docker commit $ID $IMAGE > /dev/null
 
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 dokku_log_info1" Installing $CONTAINER_PACKAGE..."
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ fi
 
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
-source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 APP="$1"
 IMAGE="dokku/$APP"