diff --git a/process/getfaction.py b/process/getfaction.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..11350ec8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/process/getfaction.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys, re
+from epasswd import EPasswd
+
+if len(sys.argv)<3:
+    sys.exit(-2)
+
+filename=sys.argv[1]
+myfaction=sys.argv[2]
+quiet=len(sys.argv)<=3
+
+def log(str):
+    if not quiet:
+        print(str)
+
+pw_data = EPasswd()
+try:
+    pw_data.load_database(filename)
+    log("loaded from db " + filename)
+except:
+    pw_data.load_file(filename)
+    log("loaded from file " + filename)
+
+if pw_data.fac_exists(myfaction):
+    print(pw_data.get_email(myfaction))
+    log("faction found: " + myfaction)
+    sys.exit(0)
+else:
+    log("faction missing: " + myfaction)
+
+sys.exit(-1)
diff --git a/process/received.sh b/process/received.sh
index 817186000..9a0c4511d 100644
--- a/process/received.sh
+++ b/process/received.sh
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
 grep -hiw ERESSEA orders.dir/turn-* | cut -d\  -f2 | sort -u
diff --git a/process/sendreport.sh b/process/sendreport.sh
index 7b1afccf0..d38b2a14f 100755
--- a/process/sendreport.sh
+++ b/process/sendreport.sh
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ LOCKFILE="$ERESSEA/.report.lock"
 echo "$(date):report:$GAME:$EMAIL:$FACTION:$PASSWD" >> "$ERESSEA/request.log"
 
 cd "$ERESSEA" || exit
+BIN="$ERESSEA/server/bin"
 PWFILE="game-$GAME/eressea.db"
 if [ ! -e "$PWFILE" ]; then
   PWFILE="game-$GAME/passwd"
 fi
-checkpasswd.py "$PWFILE" "$FACTION" "$PASSWD" || reply "Das Passwort fuer die Partei $FACTION ist ungueltig"
+"$BIN/checkpasswd.py" "$PWFILE" "$FACTION" "$PASSWD" || reply "Das Passwort fuer die Partei $FACTION ist ungueltig"
 
 cd "$ERESSEA/game-$GAME/reports" || exit
 if [ ! -e "${FACTION}.sh" ]; then
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ fi
 
 bash "${FACTION}.sh" "$EMAIL" || reply "Unbekannte Partei $FACTION"
 
-OWNER=$(getfaction.py "$PWFILE" "$FACTION")
+OWNER=$("$BIN/getfaction.py" "$PWFILE" "$FACTION")
 if [ ! -z "$OWNER" ]; then
   echo "Der Report Deiner Partei wurde an ${EMAIL} gesandt." \
   | mutt -s "Reportnachforderung Partei ${FACTION}" "$OWNER"