diff --git a/tools/demobench/build.gradle b/tools/demobench/build.gradle
index b463890260..cd20207889 100644
--- a/tools/demobench/build.gradle
+++ b/tools/demobench/build.gradle
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ configurations.all {
 
 jar {
     manifest {
-        attributes 'Main-Class': mainClassName
+        attributes(
+            'Main-Class': mainClassName,
+            'Class-Path': configurations.compile.collect { it.getName() }.join(' ')
+        )
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/DemoBench.kt b/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/DemoBench.kt
index 4abfa41e83..651bd6856a 100644
--- a/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/DemoBench.kt
+++ b/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/DemoBench.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,18 @@ import tornadofx.addStageIcon
  */
 
 class DemoBench : App(DemoBenchView::class) {
+
+    /*
+     * This entry point is needed by JavaPackager, as
+     * otherwise the packaged application cannot run.
+     */
+    companion object {
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun main(args: Array<String>) = launch(DemoBench::class.java, *args)
+    }
+
     init {
         addStageIcon(Image("r3logo.png"))
     }
 }
+
diff --git a/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/model/ExplorerController.kt b/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/model/ExplorerController.kt
index ef113591c9..89b9053fcf 100644
--- a/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/model/ExplorerController.kt
+++ b/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/model/ExplorerController.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
 class ExplorerController : Controller() {
 
     private val jvm by inject<JVMConfig>()
-    private val explorerPath = Paths.get("explorer", "node-explorer.jar").toAbsolutePath()
+    private val explorerPath = jvm.applicationDir.resolve("explorer").resolve("node-explorer.jar")
 
     init {
         log.info("Explorer JAR: " + explorerPath)
diff --git a/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/model/JVMConfig.kt b/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/model/JVMConfig.kt
index 64dd0fa0b2..7bac668d1c 100644
--- a/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/model/JVMConfig.kt
+++ b/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/model/JVMConfig.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import tornadofx.Controller
 
 class JVMConfig : Controller() {
 
+    val userHome: Path = Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.home")).toAbsolutePath()
     val javaPath: Path = Paths.get(System.getProperty("java.home"), "bin", "java")
+    val applicationDir = Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.dir")).toAbsolutePath()
 
     init {
         log.info("Java executable: " + javaPath)
@@ -20,4 +22,5 @@ class JVMConfig : Controller() {
         return Runtime.getRuntime().exec(commandFor(jarPath, *args))
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/model/NodeController.kt b/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/model/NodeController.kt
index ca2bdfd276..431d137669 100644
--- a/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/model/NodeController.kt
+++ b/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/model/NodeController.kt
@@ -11,17 +11,20 @@ import net.corda.demobench.pty.R3Pty
 import tornadofx.Controller
 
 class NodeController : Controller() {
-    companion object Data {
-        private const val FIRST_PORT = 10000
+    private companion object Data {
+        const val FIRST_PORT = 10000
     }
 
-    private val baseDir = Paths.get("work", localDir).toAbsolutePath()
-    private val pluginDir = Paths.get("plugins").toAbsolutePath()
     private val jvm by inject<JVMConfig>()
 
+    private val localDir = SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmss")
+                   .format(Date(ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().startTime))
+    private val baseDir = jvm.userHome.resolve("demobench").resolve(localDir)
+    private val pluginDir = jvm.applicationDir.resolve("plugins")
+
     private val bankOfCorda = pluginDir.resolve("bank-of-corda.jar").toFile()
 
-    private val cordaPath = Paths.get("corda", "corda.jar").toAbsolutePath()
+    private val cordaPath = jvm.applicationDir.resolve("corda").resolve("corda.jar")
     private val command = jvm.commandFor(cordaPath)
 
     private val renderOptions = ConfigRenderOptions.defaults().setOriginComments(false)
@@ -102,8 +105,4 @@ class NodeController : Controller() {
         }
     }
 
-    private val localDir: String
-        get() = SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmss")
-                    .format(Date(ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().startTime))
-
 }
diff --git a/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/rpc/NodeRPC.kt b/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/rpc/NodeRPC.kt
index be652abe5a..2d1e015a6d 100644
--- a/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/rpc/NodeRPC.kt
+++ b/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/rpc/NodeRPC.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class NodeRPC(config: NodeConfig, invoke: (CordaRPCOps) -> Unit): AutoCloseable
                     // Cancel the "setup" task now that we've created the RPC client.
                     this.cancel()
 
+                    log.info("Node '{}' is now ready.", config.legalName)
+
                     // Schedule a new task that will refresh the display once per second.
                     timer.schedule(object: TimerTask() {
                         override fun run() {
diff --git a/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/views/NodeTerminalView.kt b/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/views/NodeTerminalView.kt
index 1abddd1e53..6b9257df42 100644
--- a/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/views/NodeTerminalView.kt
+++ b/tools/demobench/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/demobench/views/NodeTerminalView.kt
@@ -117,13 +117,9 @@ class NodeTerminalView : Fragment() {
     }
 
     class TerminalSettingsProvider : DefaultSettingsProvider() {
-        override fun getDefaultStyle(): TextStyle {
-            return TextStyle(TerminalColor.WHITE, TerminalColor.BLACK)
-        }
+        override fun getDefaultStyle() = TextStyle(TerminalColor.WHITE, TerminalColor.BLACK)
 
-        override fun emulateX11CopyPaste(): Boolean {
-            return true
-        }
+        override fun emulateX11CopyPaste() = true
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/tools/demobench/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/tools/demobench/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 35361a9ef1..5c8791e991 100644
--- a/tools/demobench/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/tools/demobench/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <contextListener class="ch.qos.logback.classic.jul.LevelChangePropagator"/>
 
     <appender name="FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender">
-        <file>demobench.log</file>
+        <file>${user.home}/demobench.log</file>
         <append>false</append>
         <encoder>
             <pattern>%date %-5level %c{1} - %msg%n</pattern>
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
     <root level="info">
         <appender-ref ref="FILE" />
     </root>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+</configuration>