diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eed6717bb..25081480b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ copyfiles:
 		PLUGIN_PATH=${CORE_PLUGINS_PATH} plugn enable $$plugin ;\
 		PLUGIN_PATH=${PLUGINS_PATH} plugn enable $$plugin ;\
 		done
-	chown dokku:dokku -R ${PLUGINS_PATH} ${CORE_PLUGINS_PATH}
+	chown dokku:dokku -R ${PLUGINS_PATH} ${CORE_PLUGINS_PATH} || true
 	$(MAKE) addman
 
-addman:
+addman: help2man
 	mkdir -p /usr/local/share/man/man1
 	help2man -Nh help -v version -n "configure and get information from your dokku installation" -o /usr/local/share/man/man1/dokku.1 dokku
 	mandb
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 80403c638..4f3fc6c60 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Vagrant::configure("2") do |config|
     vm.vm.hostname = "#{DOKKU_DOMAIN}"
     vm.vm.network :private_network, ip: DOKKU_IP
     vm.vm.provision :shell, :inline => "export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && apt-get update > /dev/null && apt-get -qq -y install git > /dev/null && cd /root/dokku && #{make_cmd}"
-    vm.vm.provision :shell, :inline => "cd /root/dokku && make deb-all"
+    vm.vm.provision :shell, :inline => "export IS_RELEASE=true && cd /root/dokku && make deb-all"
   end
 
   config.vm.define "build-arch", autostart: false do |vm|
diff --git a/deb.mk b/deb.mk
index eac734a1e..27875cc30 100644
--- a/deb.mk
+++ b/deb.mk
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ SIGIL_ARCHITECTURE = amd64
 SIGIL_PACKAGE_NAME = gliderlabs_sigil_$(SIGIL_VERSION)_$(SIGIL_ARCHITECTURE).deb
 SIGIL_URL = https://github.com/gliderlabs/sigil/releases/download/v$(SIGIL_VERSION)/sigil_$(SIGIL_VERSION)_Linux_x86_64.tgz
 
+ifndef IS_RELEASE
+	IS_RELEASE = true
+endif
+
 export PLUGN_DESCRIPTION
 export SIGIL_DESCRIPTION
 export SSHCOMMAND_DESCRIPTION
@@ -64,18 +68,18 @@ install-from-deb:
 	sudo apt-get update -qq > /dev/null
 	sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true apt-get install -yy dokku
 
-deb-all: deb-herokuish deb-dokku deb-plugn deb-sshcommand deb-sigil
+deb-all: deb-setup deb-herokuish deb-dokku deb-plugn deb-sshcommand deb-sigil
 	mv /tmp/*.deb .
 	@echo "Done"
 
 deb-setup:
 	@echo "-> Updating deb repository and installing build requirements"
 	@sudo apt-get update -qq > /dev/null
-	@sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true apt-get install -qq -y gcc git ruby-dev ruby1.9.1 lintian > /dev/null 2>&1
+	@sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true apt-get install -qq -y gcc git build-essential wget ruby-dev ruby1.9.1 lintian > /dev/null 2>&1
 	@command -v fpm > /dev/null || sudo gem install fpm --no-ri --no-rdoc
 	@ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no git@github.com || true
 
-deb-herokuish: deb-setup
+deb-herokuish:
 	rm -rf /tmp/tmp /tmp/build $(HEROKUISH_PACKAGE_NAME)
 	mkdir -p /tmp/tmp /tmp/build
 
@@ -102,16 +106,17 @@ deb-herokuish: deb-setup
 	sudo fpm -t deb -s dir -C /tmp/build -n herokuish -v $(HEROKUISH_VERSION) -a $(HEROKUISH_ARCHITECTURE) -p $(HEROKUISH_PACKAGE_NAME) --deb-pre-depends 'docker-engine-cs (>= 1.9.1) | docker-engine (>= 1.9.1)' --deb-pre-depends sudo --after-install /tmp/tmp/post-install --url "https://github.com/$(HEROKUISH_REPO_NAME)" --description $(HEROKUISH_DESCRIPTION) --license 'MIT License' .
 	mv *.deb /tmp
 
-deb-dokku: deb-setup
+deb-dokku:
 	rm -rf /tmp/tmp /tmp/build dokku_*_$(DOKKU_ARCHITECTURE).deb
 	mkdir -p /tmp/tmp /tmp/build
 
 	cp -r debian /tmp/build/DEBIAN
 	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/bin
-	mkdir -p /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/core-plugins/available
-	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/man/man1
-	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/dokku/contrib
 	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/doc/dokku
+	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/dokku/contrib
+	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/lintian/overrides
+	mkdir -p /tmp/build/usr/share/man/man1
+	mkdir -p /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/core-plugins/available
 
 	cp dokku /tmp/build/usr/bin
 	cp LICENSE /tmp/build/usr/share/doc/dokku/copyright
@@ -125,12 +130,17 @@ deb-dokku: deb-setup
 	cp contrib/dokku-installer.py /tmp/build/usr/share/dokku/contrib
 	git describe --tags > /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/VERSION
 	cat /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/VERSION | cut -d '-' -f 1 | cut -d 'v' -f 2 > /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/STABLE_VERSION
+ifneq (,$(findstring false,$(IS_RELEASE)))
+	sed -i.bak -e "s/^/`date +%s`:/" /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/STABLE_VERSION && rm /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/STABLE_VERSION.bak
+endif
+	rm /tmp/build/DEBIAN/lintian-overrides
+	mv debian/lintian-overrides /tmp/build/usr/share/lintian/overrides/dokku
 	git rev-parse HEAD > /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/GIT_REV
 	sed -i "s/^Version: .*/Version: `cat /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/STABLE_VERSION`/g" /tmp/build/DEBIAN/control
-	dpkg-deb --build /tmp/build "/vagrant/dokku_`cat /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/STABLE_VERSION`_$(DOKKU_ARCHITECTURE).deb"
-	mv *.deb /tmp
+	dpkg-deb --build /tmp/build "/tmp/dokku_`cat /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/STABLE_VERSION`_$(DOKKU_ARCHITECTURE).deb"
+	lintian "/tmp/dokku_`cat /tmp/build/var/lib/dokku/STABLE_VERSION`_$(DOKKU_ARCHITECTURE).deb"
 
-deb-plugn: deb-setup
+deb-plugn:
 	rm -rf /tmp/tmp /tmp/build $(PLUGN_PACKAGE_NAME)
 	mkdir -p /tmp/tmp /tmp/build /tmp/build/usr/bin
 
@@ -179,7 +189,7 @@ deb-sshcommand:
 			 .
 	mv *.deb /tmp
 
-deb-sigil: deb-setup
+deb-sigil:
 	rm -rf /tmp/tmp /tmp/build $(SIGIL_PACKAGE_NAME)
 	mkdir -p /tmp/tmp /tmp/build /tmp/build/usr/bin
 
diff --git a/debian/config b/debian/config
index 8b294e076..d988e0516 100755
--- a/debian/config
+++ b/debian/config
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
+#!/bin/bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $TRACE ]] && set -x
 
-. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+if [[ -e /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ]]; then
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+  . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+fi
 
 readonly ACTION="${1:-configure}"
 readonly VERSION="${2:-dev}"
diff --git a/debian/lintian-overrides b/debian/lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fb3547e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dokku: command-with-path-in-maintainer-script postinst:16 /usr/bin/sshcommand
+dokku: maintainer-script-calls-systemctl postinst:87
+dokku: changelog-file-missing-in-native-package
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 920be1830..424c82322 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $TRACE ]] && set -x
 
-. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+if [[ -e /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ]]; then
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+  . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+fi
 
 readonly DOKKU_ROOT="${DOKKU_ROOT:-/home/dokku}"
 readonly DOKKU_LIB_ROOT="${DOKKU_LIB_PATH:-/var/lib/dokku}"
 
+call-sshcommand() {
+  if [[ -x /usr/local/bin/sshcommand ]]; then
+    /usr/local/bin/sshcommand "$@"
+  elif [[ -x /usr/bin/sshcommand ]]; then
+    /usr/bin/sshcommand "$@"
+  else
+    echo "Unable to find sshcommand binary" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
 case "$1" in
   abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
     ;;
@@ -14,7 +28,8 @@ case "$1" in
     mandb
     [ ! -x /usr/bin/docker.io ] || ln -sf /usr/bin/docker.io /usr/local/bin/docker
     modprobe aufs || echo "WARNING: Restart server to finish installing dokku!"
-    sshcommand create dokku /usr/local/bin/dokku
+    call-sshcommand create dokku /usr/bin/dokku
+
     egrep -i "^docker" /etc/group || groupadd docker
     usermod -aG docker dokku
 
@@ -50,6 +65,13 @@ case "$1" in
     find -L ${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT} -type l -delete
     chown dokku:dokku -R ${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/plugins ${DOKKU_LIB_ROOT}/core-plugins
 
+    echo "Ensure proper sshcommand path"
+    echo '/usr/bin/dokku' > "${DOKKU_ROOT}/.sshcommand"
+    if [[ -f .ssh/authorized_keys ]]; then
+      sed -i.bak 's#/usr/local/bin/dokku#/usr/bin/dokku#' "${DOKKU_ROOT}/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+      rm "${DOKKU_ROOT}/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+    fi
+
     echo "Install all core plugins"
     dokku plugin:install --core
 
@@ -92,7 +114,7 @@ case "$1" in
     if [ -z "${DEBCONF_RECONFIGURE}" ]; then
       db_get "dokku/key_file"
       if [ -f "$RET" ]; then
-        sshcommand acl-add dokku default < "$RET" || true
+        call-sshcommand acl-add dokku default < "$RET" || true
       fi
     fi
     ;;
diff --git a/debian/postrm b/debian/postrm
index cd1a4f664..9e9feac9d 100755
--- a/debian/postrm
+++ b/debian/postrm
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $TRACE ]] && set -x
 
+if [[ -e /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ]]; then
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+  . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+fi
+
 readonly DOKKU_ROOT="${DOKKU_ROOT:-/home/dokku}"
 readonly DOKKU_LIB_ROOT="${DOKKU_LIB_PATH:-/var/lib/dokku}"
 
@@ -35,10 +40,7 @@ main() {
       find ${DOKKU_ROOT} -type d -empty -delete
     fi
 
-    if [[ -e /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ]]; then
-      . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
-      db_purge
-    fi
+    db_purge
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/debian/preinst b/debian/preinst
index e5ae254b0..a9f11c882 100755
--- a/debian/preinst
+++ b/debian/preinst
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $TRACE ]] && set -x
 
-. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+if [[ -e /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ]]; then
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+  . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+fi
 
 case "$1" in
   install)
diff --git a/docs/checks-examples.md b/docs/checks-examples.md
index 766bcf07c..4098ee1c6 100644
--- a/docs/checks-examples.md
+++ b/docs/checks-examples.md
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ Could not start due to 1 failed checks.
          vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.0/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:44:in `new'
          vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.2.0/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:44:in `postgresql_connection
 =====> end myapp container output
-/usr/local/bin/dokku: line 49: 23409 Killed                  dokku deploy "$APP"
+/usr/bin/dokku: line 49: 23409 Killed                  dokku deploy "$APP"
 To dokku@dokku.example.com:myapp
  ! [remote rejected] dokku -> master (pre-receive hook declined)
 error: failed to push some refs to 'dokku@dokku.example.com:myapp'
diff --git a/tests.mk b/tests.mk
index 8754486df..8549d8259 100644
--- a/tests.mk
+++ b/tests.mk
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ else ifeq ($(shell grep dokku.me /root/.ssh/config),)
 	echo "Host 127.0.0.1 \\r\\n Port 22333 \\r\\n RequestTTY yes \\r\\n IdentityFile /root/.ssh/dokku_test_rsa" >> /root/.ssh/config
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(wildcard /etc/ssh/sshd_config),)
 ifeq ($(shell grep 22333 /etc/ssh/sshd_config),)
 	sed --in-place "s:^Port 22:Port 22 \\nPort 22333:g" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 	restart ssh
+endif
 endif
 
 	@echo "-----> Installing SSH public key..."