diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-binary.xml b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-binary.xml
index 3c5ce4e2..2e6df778 100644
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-binary.xml
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-binary.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     </requires>
     <semantics></semantics>
     <!-- Pre and Post install hook scripts -->
+    <!-- Both fields require the full path to hook scripts  -->
     <pre_install>scripts/pre-install.sh</pre_install>
     <post_install>scripts/post-install.sh</post_install>
     <!-- Packages to be included -->
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-insvc.xml b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-insvc.xml
index 334dc372..9477475e 100644
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-insvc.xml
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-insvc.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     <requires></requires>
     <semantics></semantics>
     <!-- Pre and Post install hook scripts are optional -->
+    <!-- Both fields require the full path to hook scripts  -->
     <pre_install></pre_install>
     <post_install></post_install>
     <!-- Packages to be included -->
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-large.xml b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-large.xml
index bf6db8e4..63e01c28 100644
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-large.xml
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-large.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     </requires>
     <semantics></semantics>
     <!-- Pre and Post install hook scripts -->
+    <!-- Both fields require the full path to hook scripts  -->
     <pre_install>scripts/pre-install.sh</pre_install>
     <post_install>scripts/post-install.sh</post_install>
     <!-- Packages to be included -->
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample.xml b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample.xml
index d3461d6c..aaa64a74 100644
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample.xml
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     </requires>
     <semantics></semantics>
     <!-- Pre and Post install hook scripts are optional -->
+    <!-- Both fields require the full path to hook scripts  -->
     <pre_install>scripts/pre-install.sh</pre_install>
     <post_install>scripts/post-install.sh</post_install>
     <!-- Packages to be included -->
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/README.md b/build-tools/stx/patch/README.md
index 21efa0c2..22e0a925 100644
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/README.md
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The patch builder requires the following tags in the input xml (or patch recipe)
     <semantics></semantics>
     <!--
         Pre and Post install hook scripts that are executed before/after patch installation.
-        Leave if blank if no scripts are required.
+        Leave if blank if no scripts are required. Both fields require full path to the files.
     -->
     <pre_install>scripts/pre-install.sh</pre_install>
     <post_install>scripts/post-install.sh</post_install>
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ $ pip install -r requirements.txt
 - Build your patch:
 
 ```bash
-$ ./patch_builder.py --recipe EXAMPLES\patch-recipe-sample.xml
+$ ./patch-builder --recipe EXAMPLES\patch-recipe-sample.xml
 ```
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/metadata.py b/build-tools/stx/patch/metadata.py
index 54b335d3..7c8f92e2 100644
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/metadata.py
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/metadata.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ from xml.dom import minidom
 logger = logging.getLogger('metadata_parser')
 utils.set_logger(logger)
 
-INPUT_XML_SCHEMA = 'config/patch-recipe-schema.xsd'
+PATCH_BUILDER_PATH = os.environ.get('PATCH_BUILDER_PATH')
+INPUT_XML_SCHEMA = f'{PATCH_BUILDER_PATH}/config/patch-recipe-schema.xsd'
 
 # Metadata components
 PATCH_ROOT_TAG = 'patch'
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ class PatchMetadata(object):
         self.binary_packages = []
         self.requires = []
 
+        # Verify if the path to the patch builder folder is set
+        if not PATCH_BUILDER_PATH:
+            raise Exception("Environment variable PATCH_BUILDER_PATH is not set.")
+
     def __str__(self):
         return json.dumps(self.__dict__)
 
@@ -211,6 +216,6 @@ class PatchMetadata(object):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    patch_recipe_file = "EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample.xml"
+    patch_recipe_file = f"${PATCH_BUILDER_PATH}/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample.xml"
     patch_metadata = PatchMetadata(patch_recipe_file)
     patch_metadata.parse_input_xml_data()
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/patch_builder.py b/build-tools/stx/patch/patch_builder
similarity index 99%
rename from build-tools/stx/patch/patch_builder.py
rename to build-tools/stx/patch/patch_builder
index dd4a07e9..b604cb39 100755
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/patch_builder.py
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/patch_builder
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 Wind River Systems, Inc.
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Wind River Systems, Inc.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #