diff --git a/main-helper.rkt b/main-helper.rkt
index aa2f4a8..19e3e23 100644
--- a/main-helper.rkt
+++ b/main-helper.rkt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 ;; use full planet paths because this file is evaluated from source directory,
 ;; not module directory
-(require (for-syntax racket/rerequire (planet mb/pollen/tools) (planet mb/pollen/world)))
-(require (planet mb/pollen/tools) (planet mb/pollen/world))
+(require (for-syntax racket/rerequire pollen/tools pollen/world))
+(require pollen/tools pollen/world)
 
 (provide (all-defined-out))
 
diff --git a/server.rkt b/server.rkt
index 8ad7b20..78f1610 100755
--- a/server.rkt
+++ b/server.rkt
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
                #:servlet-regexp #rx"" ; respond to top level
                #:command-line? #t
                #:extra-files-paths (list 
-                                    ;; todo: use a function to determine directory
-                                    (build-path "/Users/mb/git/pollen/" "pollen-server-extras")
-                                    ;; for serving static files out of project directory
+                                    ;; todo: files in this directory are wrongly reported in log as missing
+                                    (build-path MODULE_ROOT "pollen-server-extras")
                                     (build-path PROJECT_ROOT)))
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diff --git a/world.rkt b/world.rkt
index b77741b..3021836 100644
--- a/world.rkt
+++ b/world.rkt
@@ -48,5 +48,8 @@
 
 
 (define PROJECT_ROOT (current-directory))
+;; use current-contract-region to calculate containing directory of module
+(define MODULE_ROOT (apply build-path (drop-right (explode-path (current-contract-region)) 1)))
+
 
 (define DASHBOARD_NAME "poldash.html")
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