diff --git a/platform/kobo/koreader.sh b/platform/kobo/koreader.sh
index 174766da6..29d7dfe88 100755
--- a/platform/kobo/koreader.sh
+++ b/platform/kobo/koreader.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ if pkill -0 nickel ; then
 fi
 
 if [ "${from_nickel}" == "true" ] ; then
+	# Siphon a few things from nickel's env...
+	eval "$(xargs -n 1 -0 < /proc/$(pidof nickel)/environ | grep -e DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS -e WIFI_MODULE -e PLATFORM -e WIFI_MODULE_PATH -e INTERFACE -e PRODUCT 2>/dev/null)"
+	export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS WIFI_MODULE PLATFORM WIFI_MODULE_PATH INTERFACE PRODUCT
+	# Keep the dbus session around, and remember it for later...
+	#export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="$(xargs -n 1 -0 < /proc/$(pidof nickel)/environ | sed -n 's/^DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=\(.*\)/\1/p')"
+
 	# flush disks, might help avoid trashing nickel's DB...
 	sync
 	# stop kobo software because it's running
@@ -48,7 +54,13 @@ else
 	args="$@"
 fi
 
-# check whether PLATFORM has a value assigned by rcS
+# check whether PLATFORM & PRODUCT have a value assigned by rcS
+if [ ! -n "${PRODUCT}" ] ; then
+	PRODUCT="$(/bin/kobo_config.sh)"
+	[ "${PRODUCT}" != "trilogy" ] && PREFIX="${PRODUCT}-"
+	export PRODUCT
+fi
+
 # PLATFORM is used in koreader for the path to the WiFi drivers
 if [ ! -n "${PLATFORM}" ] ; then
 	PLATFORM="freescale"
diff --git a/platform/kobo/nickel.sh b/platform/kobo/nickel.sh
index b30b59d7d..23460a138 100644
--- a/platform/kobo/nickel.sh
+++ b/platform/kobo/nickel.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-PATH="${PATH}:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
+PATH="/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/lib"
 
 # Handle the rotation weirdness on some devices
 cur_rotate="$(cat "/sys/class/graphics/fb0/rotate")"
@@ -9,19 +9,21 @@ cur_rotate="$(cat "/sys/class/graphics/fb0/rotate")"
 
 # environment needed by nickel, from /etc/init.d/rcS:
 
-INTERFACE="wlan0"
-WIFI_MODULE="ar6000"
-if [ "${PLATFORM}" != "freescale" ] ; then
-	INTERFACE="eth0"
-	WIFI_MODULE="dhd"
+if [ ! -n "${WIFI_MODULE_PATH}" ] ; then
+	INTERFACE="wlan0"
+	WIFI_MODULE="ar6000"
+	if [ "${PLATFORM}" != "freescale" ] ; then
+		INTERFACE="eth0"
+		WIFI_MODULE="dhd"
+	fi
+	export INTERFACE
+	export WIFI_MODULE
+	export WIFI_MODULE_PATH="/drivers/${PLATFORM}/wifi/${WIFI_MODULE}.ko"
 fi
-export INTERFACE
-export WIFI_MODULE
 
 export NICKEL_HOME="/mnt/onboard/.kobo"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/Kobo"
 
-export WIFI_MODULE_PATH="/drivers/${PLATFORM}/wifi/${WIFI_MODULE}.ko"
 export LANG="en_US.UTF-8"