diff --git a/dev.sh b/dev.sh
index 1dfedec3..c9ca0f14 100755
--- a/dev.sh
+++ b/dev.sh
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ if [ -L "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES" ]; then # is is a symlink?
 fi
 
 # ok, we should be safe to do the replacement
-mv "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES" "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES_BACKUP"
-ln -s "$ROOT/plugin/Resources" "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES"
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+sudo mv "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES" "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES_BACKUP"
+sudo ln -s "$ROOT/plugin/Resources" "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES"
+sudo cp "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES_BACKUP/"*.nib "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES" # steal compiled nibs from production
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diff --git a/restart.sh b/restart.sh
index c5bd70b2..cc2fd8cb 100755
--- a/restart.sh
+++ b/restart.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 # quit Finder
 osascript -e "tell application \"Finder\" to quit"
 
-# compile xibs
-./compile.sh
+# compile xibs - skip this for now
+# it depends on custom plugin I had
+# Failure Reason: Could not determine the location of the plug-in with the identifier net.wafflesoftware.ShortcutRecorder.IB.Leopard
+# ./compile.sh
 
 # start TotalFinder agan
 open /Applications/TotalFinder.app
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diff --git a/undev.sh b/undev.sh
index ad57c17f..64d9e96d 100755
--- a/undev.sh
+++ b/undev.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES='/Applications/TotalFinder.app/Contents/Resources/TotalFinder.bundle/Contents/Resources'
 TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES_BACKUP='/Applications/TotalFinder.app/Contents/Resources/TotalFinder.bundle/Contents/ResourcesOrig'
 
-if [ ! -d "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES" ]; then # is it a folder?
+if [ -d "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES" ]; then # is it a folder?
     if [ -L "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES" ]; then # is is a symlink?
-        rm "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES"
-        mv "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES_BACKUP" "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES"
+        sudo rm "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES"
+        sudo mv "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES_BACKUP" "$TOTALFINDER_RESOURCES"
         exit
     fi
 fi