diff --git a/tools/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier/Program.cs b/tools/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier/Program.cs
index 6139fc3b44..db3dc207d8 100644
--- a/tools/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier/Program.cs
+++ b/tools/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier/Program.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.Dnx.Runtime;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier
 {
     public class Program
     {
+        private readonly IRuntimeEnvironment _runtimeEnv;
+
+        public Program(IRuntimeEnvironment runtimeEnv)
+        {
+            _runtimeEnv = runtimeEnv;
+        }
+
         public void Main(string[] args)
         {
             try
@@ -17,23 +25,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier
                 {
                     var dnxFolder = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DNX_HOME");
 
-#if DNX451
-                    // DNXCore,Version=v5.0 error CS0117: 'Environment' does not contain a definition for 'SpecialFolder'
-                    // DNXCore,Version=v5.0 error CS0117: 'Environment' does not contain a definition for 'GetFolderPath'
                     if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnxFolder))
                     {
-                        dnxFolder = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile), ".dnx");
+                        dnxFolder = Path.Combine(GetHome(), ".dnx");
                     }
-#endif
 
-                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(dnxFolder))
-                    {
-                        packagesFolder = Path.Combine(dnxFolder, "packages");
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        throw new Exception("DNX folder not found. Try setting the DNX_HOME and/or DNX_PACKAGES environment variables.");
-                    }
+                    packagesFolder = Path.Combine(dnxFolder, "packages");
                 }
 
                 packagesFolder = Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(packagesFolder);
@@ -59,5 +56,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier
                 throw;
             }
         }
+
+        // Copied from DNX's DnuEnvironment.cs
+        private string GetHome()
+        {
+#if DNX451
+            return Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile);
+#else
+            if (_runtimeEnv.OperatingSystem == "Windows")
+            {
+                return Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("USERPROFILE") ??
+                    Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("HOMEDRIVE") + Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("HOMEPATH");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("HOME");
+            }
+#endif
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tools/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier/project.json b/tools/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier/project.json
index 3932f4fbc4..681bfd77ee 100644
--- a/tools/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier/project.json
+++ b/tools/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier/project.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   "licenseUrl": "",
 
   "dependencies": {
-    "Newtonsoft.Json" : "7.0.1"
+    "Microsoft.Dnx.Runtime.Abstractions": "1.0.0-*",
+    "Newtonsoft.Json": "7.0.1"
   },
 
   "commands": {