diff --git a/distrobox-create b/distrobox-create
index 5a132a1e..2d98d413 100755
--- a/distrobox-create
+++ b/distrobox-create
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ distrobox_sudo_program="sudo"
 dryrun=0
 init=0
 non_interactive=0
+# Use cd + dirname + pwd so that we do not have relative paths in mount points
+# We're not using "realpath" here so that symlinks are not resolved this way
+# "realpath" would break situations like Nix or similar symlink based package
+# management.
+distrobox_entrypoint_path="$(cd "$(dirname "${0}")" && pwd)/distrobox-init"
+distrobox_export_path="$(cd "$(dirname "${0}")" && pwd)/distrobox-export"
+distrobox_hostexec_path="$(cd "$(dirname "${0}")" && pwd)/distrobox-host-exec"
+# In case init or export are not in the same path as create, let's search
+# in PATH for them.
+[ ! -e "${distrobox_entrypoint_path}" ] && distrobox_entrypoint_path="$(command -v distrobox-init)"
+[ ! -e "${distrobox_export_path}" ] && distrobox_export_path="$(command -v distrobox-export)"
+[ ! -e "${distrobox_hostexec_path}" ] && distrobox_hostexec_path="$(command -v distrobox-hostexec)"
 rootful=0
 verbose=0
 version="1.4.1"
@@ -426,6 +438,9 @@ generate_command() {
 		--volume /dev:/dev:rslave
 		--volume /sys:/sys:rslave
 		--volume /tmp:/tmp:rslave
+		--volume \"${distrobox_entrypoint_path}\":/usr/bin/entrypoint:ro
+		--volume \"${distrobox_export_path}\":/usr/bin/distrobox-export:ro
+		--volume \"${distrobox_hostexec_path}\":/usr/bin/distrobox-host-exec:ro
 		--volume \"${container_user_home}\":\"${container_user_home}\":rslave"
 
 	# This fix is needed as on Selinux systems, the host's selinux sysfs directory
@@ -561,6 +576,13 @@ generate_command() {
 	printf "%s" "${result_command}"
 }
 
+# Check that we have a complete distrobox installation or
+# entrypoint and export will not work.
+if [ -z "${distrobox_entrypoint_path}" ] || [ -z "${distrobox_export_path}" ]; then
+	printf >&2 "Error: no distrobox-init found in %s\n" "${PATH}"
+	exit 127
+fi
+
 # dry run mode, just generate the command and print it. No creation.
 if [ "${dryrun}" -ne 0 ]; then
 	if [ -n "${container_clone}" ]; then
diff --git a/distrobox-enter b/distrobox-enter
index 3a724e91..49d283f1 100755
--- a/distrobox-enter
+++ b/distrobox-enter
@@ -38,15 +38,6 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-# Finx components we need to copy inside the container.
-distrobox_entrypoint_path="$(dirname "$(realpath "${0}")")/distrobox-init"
-distrobox_export_path="$(dirname "$(realpath "${0}")")/distrobox-export"
-distrobox_hostexec_path="$(dirname "$(realpath "${0}")")/distrobox-host-exec"
-# In case init or export are not in the same path as create, let's search
-# in PATH for them.
-[ ! -e "${distrobox_entrypoint_path}" ] && distrobox_entrypoint_path="$(command -v distrobox-init)"
-[ ! -e "${distrobox_export_path}" ] && distrobox_export_path="$(command -v distrobox-export)"
-[ ! -e "${distrobox_hostexec_path}" ] && distrobox_hostexec_path="$(command -v distrobox-hostexec)"
 # Defaults
 container_command=""
 container_image=""
@@ -444,15 +435,6 @@ if [ "${container_status}" != "running" ]; then
 	printf >&2 "run this command to follow along:\n\n"
 	printf >&2 " %s logs -f %s\n\n" "${container_manager}" "${container_name}"
 
-	# IMPORTANT STEP:
-	#
-	# Before starting, ensure we copy the entrypoint, the export and the host-exec utilities.
-	# This approach should solve the location-dependency, on systems like NixOS, or
-	# If one wants to change the installation path of distrobox (eg: from /usr/bin to ~/.local/bin).
-	${container_manager} cp "${distrobox_entrypoint_path}" "${container_name}":/usr/bin/entrypoint
-	${container_manager} cp "${distrobox_export_path}" "${container_name}":/usr/bin/distrobox-export
-	${container_manager} cp "${distrobox_hostexec_path}" "${container_name}":/usr/bin/distrobox-host-exec
-
 	log_timestamp="$(date +%FT%T.%N%:z)"
 	${container_manager} start "${container_name}" > /dev/null
 	# Check if the container is going in error status earlier than the