diff --git a/OpcUaServiceManager/Form1.cs b/OpcUaServiceManager/Form1.cs
index fca1c6bd..3cb95da1 100644
--- a/OpcUaServiceManager/Form1.cs
+++ b/OpcUaServiceManager/Form1.cs
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ public partial class Form1 : Form
         private ServiceController[] _winServices;
         private List<ServiceController> _cogniteServices;
         private List<string> _serviceNamesInUse;
-        private readonly string _opcuaExtractorDir;
-        private readonly string _opcuaExtractorExe = @"OpcUaExtractor\bin\OpcuaExtractor.exe";
+        private readonly string _opcuaExtractorExe;
         private readonly bool _opcuaExtractorCanCreateService = false;
         private int _nextServiceNumber;
 
@@ -32,27 +31,52 @@ public Form1()
             InitializeComponent();
 
             // Set some default values
-            lblOpcUaExtractorFound.Text = "OpcUaService executeable not found.";
-            lblOpcUaExtractorFound.ForeColor = Color.Red;
             lblCmdRunStatus.Text = "";
             lblServices.ForeColor = Color.Green;
+            lblCmdRunStatus.AutoSize = true;
+            lblOpcUaExtractorFound.AutoSize = true;
+            AutoSize = true;
 
             GetOpcUaExtractorServices();
 
             // Get installdir from registry, created by the installer.
-            RegistryKey key = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"Software\Cognite\OpcUaExtractor");
 
-            if (key != null)
-            {
-                _opcuaExtractorDir = key.GetValue("InstallFolder").ToString();
-            }
+            _opcuaExtractorExe = GetOpcUaExecutablePath();
 
-            if (File.Exists(_opcuaExtractorDir + _opcuaExtractorExe))
+            if (File.Exists(_opcuaExtractorExe))
             {
-                lblOpcUaExtractorFound.Text = "OpcUaService found: " + _opcuaExtractorDir + _opcuaExtractorExe;
+                lblOpcUaExtractorFound.Text = $"OpcUaService found: {_opcuaExtractorExe}";
                 lblOpcUaExtractorFound.ForeColor = Color.Green;
                 _opcuaExtractorCanCreateService = true;
             }
+            else
+            {
+                lblOpcUaExtractorFound.Text = $"OpcUaService executeable not found at {_opcuaExtractorExe}";
+                lblOpcUaExtractorFound.ForeColor = Color.Red;
+
+            }
+        }
+
+        private string GetOpcUaExecutablePath()
+        {
+            // Priority 1, use a local file named opcuabinpath.txt
+            var localDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
+
+            var cfgPath = Path.Combine(localDir, "opcuabinpath.txt");
+            if (File.Exists(cfgPath))
+            {
+                return File.ReadAllText(cfgPath).Trim();
+            }
+
+            // Priority 2, use the installation registry key (this is the default).
+            RegistryKey key = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"Software\Cognite\OpcUaExtractor");
+            if (key != null)
+            {
+                return Path.Combine(key.GetValue("InstallFolder").ToString(), @"OpcUaExtractor\bin\OpcuaExtractor.exe");
+            }
+
+            // Priorty 3, use a relative path
+            return Path.Combine(localDir, @"..\bin\OpcuaExtractor.exe");
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -94,7 +118,7 @@ private void BtnSvcCreate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
             }
 
             string cmd = string.Format(@"/C sc create {2} binPath= ""\""{0}\"" -s -w \""{1}\"" "" DisplayName= ""{3}""",
-                _opcuaExtractorDir + _opcuaExtractorExe, txtSvcFolder.Text, _serviceBaseName + _nextServiceNumber, txtSvcName.Text);
+                _opcuaExtractorExe, txtSvcFolder.Text, _serviceBaseName + _nextServiceNumber, txtSvcName.Text);
             string result = RunCommand.Run(cmd);
             if (result.Contains("SUCCESS"))
             {
@@ -105,7 +129,7 @@ private void BtnSvcCreate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
             }
             else
             {
-                lblCmdRunStatus.Text = "Failed to create service.";
+                lblCmdRunStatus.Text = $"Failed to create service: {result}";
                 lblCmdRunStatus.ForeColor = Color.Red;
             }
 
@@ -156,7 +180,7 @@ private void BtnDeleteService_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    lblCmdRunStatus.Text = "Failed to delete service.";
+                    lblCmdRunStatus.Text = $"Failed to delete service: {result}";
                     lblCmdRunStatus.ForeColor = Color.Red;
                 }
 
@@ -216,7 +240,8 @@ private void ListBoxOpcUaServices_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
             {
                 var pathItems = path.Split(' ');
-                path = (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(pathItems[1])) ? pathItems[1].Replace(@"""", "") : "";
+                var restPath = string.Concat(pathItems.Skip(3));
+                path = (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(restPath)) ? restPath.Replace(@"""", "") : "";
             }
 
             txtSvcName.Text = service.DisplayName;
diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
index a57e3a63..8c242168 100644
--- a/manifest.yml
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ schema:
    - "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/"
 
 versions:
+  "2.13.1":
+    description: Minor improvements to the service manager
+    changelog:
+      added:
+        - "A file opcuabinpath.txt in the same folder as the service manager can be used to set the binary path"
+        - "If there is no opcuabinpath.txt and no installation registry entry, the service manager defaults to ../bin/OpcUaExtractor.exe"
+      fixed:
+        - "Display expected path if the service manager cannot find the executable"
   "2.13.0":
     description: Update to .NET 7
     changelog: