diff --git a/ofm_config_full.json b/ofm_config_full.json
index 7ae0469d..ecedc5a4 100644
--- a/ofm_config_full.json
+++ b/ofm_config_full.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         "/smart_scan/": {
             "class": "openflexure_microscope_server.things.smart_scan:SmartScanThing",
             "kwargs": {
-                "path_to_openflexure_stitch": "application/openflexure-stitching/.venv/bin/openflexure-stitch"
+                "path_to_openflexure_stitch": "openflexure-stitch"
             }
         },
         "/background_detect/": "openflexure_microscope_server.things.background_detect:BackgroundDetectThing",
diff --git a/ofm_config_simulation.json b/ofm_config_simulation.json
index 62f427fb..d06cf005 100644
--- a/ofm_config_simulation.json
+++ b/ofm_config_simulation.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         "/smart_scan/": {
             "class": "openflexure_microscope_server.things.smart_scan:SmartScanThing",
             "kwargs": {
-                "path_to_openflexure_stitch": "application/openflexure-stitching/.venv/bin/openflexure-stitch"
+                "path_to_openflexure_stitch": "openflexure-stitch"
             }
         },
         "/background_detect/": "openflexure_microscope_server.things.smart_scan:BackgroundDetectThing",
diff --git a/ofm_config_stub.json b/ofm_config_stub.json
index 14aa1d3f..b207287b 100644
--- a/ofm_config_stub.json
+++ b/ofm_config_stub.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         "/smart_scan/": {
             "class": "openflexure_microscope_server.things.smart_scan:SmartScanThing",
             "kwargs": {
-                "path_to_openflexure_stitch": "application/openflexure-stitching/.venv/bin/openflexure-stitch"
+                "path_to_openflexure_stitch": "openflexure-stitch"
             }
         },
         "/background_detect/": "openflexure_microscope_server.things.smart_scan:BackgroundDetectThing",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1e4e4c77..fef6c92f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "labthings-sangaboard",
   "camera-stage-mapping ~= 0.1.10",
   "opencv-python ~= 4.11.0",
+  "openflexure-stitching[libvips]==0.1.0",
   "pillow ~= 10.4",
   "anyio ~= 4.0",
   "numpy ~= 2.2",