diff --git a/bin/envjs b/bin/envjs
index 7c4bfa7c..3683e3e7 100755
--- a/bin/envjs
+++ b/bin/envjs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ fi
 case "$ENVJS_PLATFORM" in
 
     "node")
+	export NODE_PATH=.:${NODE_PATH}
         node envjs/node.js $@
         ;;
     "rhino")
diff --git a/envjs/node.js b/envjs/node.js
index 0de6d5a2..d15b7e00 100644
--- a/envjs/node.js
+++ b/envjs/node.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-require.paths.unshift('.');
+if(parseFloat(process.versions.node) < 0.5) {
+  require.paths.unshift('.');
+}
 require('envjs/platform/node');
 require('envjs/window');
diff --git a/envjs/platform/node.js b/envjs/platform/node.js
index 56d1f463..7729b444 100644
--- a/envjs/platform/node.js
+++ b/envjs/platform/node.js
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ function __extend__(a,b) {
     return a;
 }
 
-var $print = require('sys').print;
+var $print;
+if(parseFloat(process.versions.node) < 0.5) {
+    $print = require('sys').print;
+} else {
+    $print = require('util').print;
+}
+
 
 Envjs.log = function(msg){
     console.log(msg+'\n\n');
diff --git a/src/platform/node-v8/console.js b/src/platform/node-v8/console.js
index 71e645c6..8811254e 100644
--- a/src/platform/node-v8/console.js
+++ b/src/platform/node-v8/console.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 
-var $print = require('sys').print;
+var $print;
+if(parseFloat(process.versions.node) < 0.5) {
+    $print = require('sys').print;
+} else {
+    $print = require('util').print;
+}
 
 Envjs.log = function(msg){
     console.log(msg+'\n\n');