diff --git a/migrations/001-create-swap.sh b/migrations/001-create-swap.sh
index a11a095..17c58f1 100644
--- a/migrations/001-create-swap.sh
+++ b/migrations/001-create-swap.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ case "${1:-}" in
     echo "    swap 2GB enabled + fstab entry + vm.swappiness=10"
     ;;
   status)
-    swapon --show --noheadings 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^/swapfile ' \
-      || { echo "DRIFT /swapfile not active"; exit 1; }
+    grep -q '^/swapfile ' /proc/swaps || { echo "DRIFT /swapfile not active"; exit 1; }
     grep -q '^/swapfile ' /etc/fstab || { echo "DRIFT fstab entry missing"; exit 1; }
     swp=$(cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness 2>/dev/null || echo '?')
     [[ $swp == 10 ]] || { echo "DRIFT vm.swappiness=$swp (want 10)"; exit 1; }
diff --git a/migrations/005-mount-pgdata.sh b/migrations/005-mount-pgdata.sh
index 0ceb68b..6be22c7 100644
--- a/migrations/005-mount-pgdata.sh
+++ b/migrations/005-mount-pgdata.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ case "${1:-}" in
     ;;
   status)
     src=$(findmnt -rn -o SOURCE "$MOUNTPOINT" 2>/dev/null || true)
-    want=$(findfs UUID="$DISK_UUID" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    want=$(readlink -f "/dev/disk/by-uuid/$DISK_UUID" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    [[ -n $want ]] || { echo "? cannot resolve UUID=$DISK_UUID"; exit 2; }
     [[ -n $src ]] || { echo "DRIFT $MOUNTPOINT not mounted"; exit 1; }
     [[ $src == "$want" ]] || { echo "DRIFT $MOUNTPOINT mounted from $src (want $want)"; exit 1; }
     grep -q "^UUID=$DISK_UUID $MOUNTPOINT " /etc/fstab \
diff --git a/sysmig b/sysmig
index 0af7796..a169d37 100755
--- a/sysmig
+++ b/sysmig
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 # ============================================================================
 set -euo pipefail
 
+export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
+
 MIG_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/migrations" && pwd)"
 STATE_DIR=/var/lib/sysmig
 STATE_FILE=$STATE_DIR/applied