diff --git a/scripts/run_eg.sh b/scripts/run_eg.sh
index 0de17ff8..bf1ec818 100755
--- a/scripts/run_eg.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_eg.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Helper functions
 echo_usage() {
     echo "Usage:"
-    echo "    $0 [solver_name] [example_name] <-n num_MPI> <-b build_dir>"
+    echo "    $0 [solver_name] [example_name] <-n num_MPI> <-b build_dir/install_dir>"
 }
 
 execute() {
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ generate_run_dir() {
     cp -r "$eg_dir" "$run_dir"
 }
 
-set_default_build_dir() {
-    build_dir=$(find "$REPO_ROOT/builds" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -printf "%TY-%Tm-%Td %TT %p\n" | sort -n|tail -1|cut -d " " -f 3)
+set_default_exec_loc() {
+    exec_loc=$(find "$REPO_ROOT/views" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type l -printf "%TY-%Tm-%Td %TT %p\n" | sort -n|tail -1|cut -d " " -f 3)
 }
 
 parse_args() {
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ parse_args() {
     while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     case $1 in
         -b|--build-dir)
-        build_dir=$(realpath "$2")
+        exec_loc=$(realpath "$2")
         shift 2
         ;;
         -n|--num_mpi)
         nmpi="$2"
         shift 2
         ;;
-        -*|--*)
+        -*)
         echo "Unknown option $1"
         exit 2
         ;;
@@ -91,13 +91,22 @@ set_run_cmd() {
     fi
 }
 
-validate_paths() {
-    local solver_exec=$1
+set_exec_paths_and_validate() {
+    local exec_loc=$1
     local eg_dir=$2
-    if [ ! -f "$solver_exec" ]; then
-        echo "No solver found at $solver_exec"
+
+    # Check both build and install locations for solver executable
+    solver_build_exec="$exec_loc/solvers/$solver_name/$solver_name"
+    solver_install_exec="$exec_loc/bin/$solver_name"
+    if [ -f "$solver_build_exec" ]; then
+        solver_exec="$solver_build_exec"
+    elif [ -f "$solver_install_exec" ]; then
+        solver_exec="$solver_install_exec"
+    else
+        echo "No solver found at [$solver_build_exec] or [$solver_install_exec]"
         exit 3
     fi
+
     if [ ! -d "$eg_dir" ]; then
         echo "No example directory found at $eg_dir"
         exit 4
@@ -111,18 +120,17 @@ REPO_ROOT=$( cd -- "$(realpath $( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/..)" &> /dev/
 solver_name='Not set'
 eg_name='Not set'
 nmpi='4'
-build_dir='Not set'
-set_default_build_dir
+exec_loc='Not set'
+set_default_exec_loc
 
 # Parse command line args and report resulting options
 parse_args $*
 report_options
 
-# Set paths to the solver executable and example directory
-solver_exec="$build_dir/solvers/$solver_name/$solver_name"
+solver_exec='Not set'
 eg_dir="$REPO_ROOT/examples/$solver_name/$eg_name"
-# Validate exec, examples paths
-validate_paths "$solver_exec" "$eg_dir"
+# Find the executable inside $exec_loc and validate the examples paths
+set_exec_paths_and_validate "$exec_loc" "$eg_dir"
 
 # Set up run directory, confirming overwrite if it already exists
 run_dir="$REPO_ROOT/runs/$solver_name/$eg_name"