diff --git a/cmd/dsk/main.go b/cmd/dsk/main.go
index 1a77e48..f67b3d3 100644
--- a/cmd/dsk/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dsk/main.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	if componentsPath != "" {
 		if err := app.OpenComponents(ctx); err != nil {
-			log.Print(red.Sprintf("Failed to start application: %s", err))
+			log.Fatal(red.Sprintf("Failed to start application: %s", err))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/plex/app.go b/internal/plex/app.go
index 49404db..80a081d 100644
--- a/internal/plex/app.go
+++ b/internal/plex/app.go
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ func (app *App) OpenVersions(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 func (app *App) OpenComponents(ctx context.Context) error {
 	cmps, err := NewComponents(app.componentsPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	cmps.Detect()
 	app.Components = cmps
 	return err
diff --git a/internal/plex/components.go b/internal/plex/components.go
index ad12ba7..7916b9d 100644
--- a/internal/plex/components.go
+++ b/internal/plex/components.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 package plex
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -24,23 +26,58 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
-func NewComponents(path string) (*Components, error) {
-	log.Printf("Initializing components from path %s...", path)
-	// Allow node module resolution for component paths.
-	orgFp := filepath.Dir(path)
+type packageJsonFields struct {
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+// NewComponents sniffs around to make sure that a package.json is found
+// at the path provided by env var. If it is, and its name doesn't match
+// the path (in node module's resolution), we fudge the path by
+// dropping it at a symlinked path instead.
+func NewComponents(pathEnvVar string) (*Components, error) {
+	log.Printf("Initializing components from path %s...", pathEnvVar)
+	nodePath := filepath.Clean(pathEnvVar)
+
+	rawPkgJson, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(nodePath, packageJson))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var pkgJson packageJsonFields
+	json.Unmarshal(rawPkgJson, &pkgJson)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
-	nodePath := path
+	if filepath.Base(nodePath) != pkgJson.Name {
+		dir := filepath.Join("dist", pkgJson.Name)
 
-	// given <path>/@rundsk/example-component-library, this sets NODE_PATH to be <path>
-	if strings.HasPrefix(filepath.Base(orgFp), "@") {
-		nodePath = filepath.Dir(orgFp)
+		nodePath = "dist"
+		if err := os.Remove(dir); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		splitName := strings.Split(pkgJson.Name, "/")
+
+		if len(splitName) > 1 {
+			os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dir), os.ModePerm)
+		}
+
+		err = os.Symlink(filepath.Clean(pathEnvVar), dir)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
-	path, err := filepath.Abs(path)
+	path, err := filepath.Abs(nodePath)
+	log.Printf("Using path %s as JS entry point", path)
 	return &Components{
-		FS:           http.Dir(path),
-		Path:         path,
-		JSEntryPoint: nodePath,
+		FS: http.Dir(pathEnvVar),
+		// This is different because the CSS entrypoint doesn't use ESBuild's package.json lookup and NODE_ENV.
+		Path:         filepath.Clean(pathEnvVar),
+		JSEntryPoint: path,
 	}, err
 }