diff --git a/src/aem-sdk/bin/_globals.sh b/src/aem-sdk/bin/_globals.sh
index 671e5ee..816c0b5 100644
--- a/src/aem-sdk/bin/_globals.sh
+++ b/src/aem-sdk/bin/_globals.sh
@@ -38,8 +38,3 @@ function get_aem_sdk_zip()
         echo "${sdks_dir}/aem-sdk-${AEM_SDK_VERSION}.zip"
     fi
 }
-
-function add_line_to_shell_rc()
-{
-    echo "${1}" >> "${HOME}/.$(basename ${SHELL})rc"
-}
diff --git a/src/aem-sdk/bin/aem-sdk-setup-dispatcher.sh b/src/aem-sdk/bin/aem-sdk-setup-dispatcher.sh
index edcb0b5..21ebd23 100644
--- a/src/aem-sdk/bin/aem-sdk-setup-dispatcher.sh
+++ b/src/aem-sdk/bin/aem-sdk-setup-dispatcher.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,3 @@ cd ${cwd}
 
 # rename directory
 sudo find ${AEM_SDK_FEATURE_DIR}/dispatcher-sdk-* -maxdepth 0 -type d -execdir mv {} dispatcher \;
-
-# alias to start dispatcher
-add_line_to_shell_rc "alias start-dispatcher='docker_run.sh src host.docker.internal:${AEM_SDK_PUBLISH_PORT} ${AEM_SDK_DISPATCHER_PORT}'"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/aem-sdk/bin/aem-sdk-setup-service.sh b/src/aem-sdk/bin/aem-sdk-setup-service.sh
index a11faf7..784dc22 100644
--- a/src/aem-sdk/bin/aem-sdk-setup-service.sh
+++ b/src/aem-sdk/bin/aem-sdk-setup-service.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,3 @@ sudo find ${runmodedir}/aem-sdk-quickstart-*.jar -maxdepth 0 -type f -execdir mv
 
 # make user owner of crx-quickstart (it is a volume mount)
 sudo chown ${USER} "${runmodedir}/crx-quickstart"
-
-port=$(get_runmode_port ${runmode})
-jvm_opts="-agentlib:\"jdwp=transport=dt_socket,address=*:3${port},server=y,suspend=n\""
-cq_opts="-nofork -nobrowser -nointeractive"
-
-# alias to start the instance
-add_line_to_shell_rc "alias start-${runmode}='cd ${runmodedir} && java ${jvm_opts} -jar ${jar_file} ${cq_opts}'"
-# alias to tail the error.log
-add_line_to_shell_rc "alias tail-${runmode}='tail -f ${runmodedir}/crx-quickstart/logs/error.log'"
diff --git a/src/aem-sdk/bin/start-aem b/src/aem-sdk/bin/start-aem
index 2b6743f..649a6d2 100644
--- a/src/aem-sdk/bin/start-aem
+++ b/src/aem-sdk/bin/start-aem
@@ -19,18 +19,24 @@ source "$(dirname $0)/_globals.sh"
 if [[ "${service}" == "dispatcher" ]]; then
 
     toolsdir="${AEM_SDK_FEATURE_DIR}/dispatcher"
-    # setup if dispatcher directory is missing
     if [[ ! -d ${toolsdir} ]]; then
+        # install it
         $(dirname $0)/aem-sdk-setup-dispatcher.sh
     fi
+    # run it
+    docker_run.sh src host.docker.internal:${AEM_SDK_PUBLISH_PORT} ${AEM_SDK_DISPATCHER_PORT}
 
 elif [[ "${service}" == "author" || "${service}" == "publish" ]]; then
 
     jar="${AEM_SDK_FEATURE_DIR}/${service}/$(get_runmode_jar ${service})"
-    # setup aem if jar file is missing
     if [[ ! -f ${jar} ]]; then
+        # install it
         $(dirname $0)/aem-sdk-setup-service.sh ${service}
     fi
+    # run it
+    port=$(get_runmode_port ${service})
+    jvm_opts="-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,address=*:3${port},server=y,suspend=n"
+    cq_opts="-nofork -nobrowser -nointeractive"
+    cd "$(dirname ${jar})"
+    java ${jvm_opts} -jar ${jar} ${cq_opts}
 fi
-
-bash -ci "start-${service}"
diff --git a/src/aem-sdk/devcontainer-feature.json b/src/aem-sdk/devcontainer-feature.json
index 06193e8..d3dfe41 100644
--- a/src/aem-sdk/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/src/aem-sdk/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "id": "aem-sdk",
-    "version": "1.1.0",
+    "version": "1.1.1",
     "name": "Adobe Experience Manager SDK",
     "description": "Setup author and publish services. And the dispatcher tools. Requires the AEM as a Cloud Service SDK.",
     "options": {
diff --git a/test/aem-sdk/defaults-with-sdk.sh b/test/aem-sdk/defaults-with-sdk.sh
index a4d75cd..36543c3 100644
--- a/test/aem-sdk/defaults-with-sdk.sh
+++ b/test/aem-sdk/defaults-with-sdk.sh
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ check "start-aem is +x" \
     stat -c '%A' $(which start-aem) | grep 'x.*x.*x'
 # Check that author/publish/dispatcher installs and starts
 check "can install & run author" \
-    bash -ci "start-aem author | grep 'hello, world'"
+    bash -c "start-aem author | grep 'hello, world'"
 check "can install & run publish" \
-    bash -ci "start-aem publish | grep 'hello, world'"
+    bash -c "start-aem publish | grep 'hello, world'"
 check "can install & run dispatcher" \
-    bash -ci "start-aem dispatcher | grep 'All your base are belong to us'"
+    bash -c "start-aem dispatcher | grep 'All your base are belong to us'"
 
 reportResults
diff --git a/test/aem-sdk/options-with-sdk.sh b/test/aem-sdk/options-with-sdk.sh
index 1f46af3..e815748 100644
--- a/test/aem-sdk/options-with-sdk.sh
+++ b/test/aem-sdk/options-with-sdk.sh
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ check "start-aem is +x" \
     stat -c '%A' $(which start-aem) | grep 'x.*x.*x'
 # Check that author/publish/dispatcher installs and starts
 check "can install & run author" \
-    bash -ci "start-aem author | grep 'hello, world'"
+    bash -c "start-aem author | grep 'hello, world'"
 check "can install & run publish" \
-    bash -ci "start-aem publish | grep 'hello, world'"
+    bash -c "start-aem publish | grep 'hello, world'"
 check "can install & run dispatcher" \
-    bash -ci "start-aem dispatcher | grep 'All your base are belong to us'"
+    bash -c "start-aem dispatcher | grep 'All your base are belong to us'"
 
 reportResults