diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b10188e..8c0cc0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@
 
 1. Start zookeeper
 
-    $ cd (ZOOKEEPER-INSTALL-DIR)/bin
-    
-    $ ./zkServer.sh start
+    $ cd (ONOS-INSTALL-DIR)/
+
+    $ ./start-zk.sh
 
 2. Start cassandra
 
+    $ cd (ONOS-INSTALL-DIR)/
+
     $ ./start-cassandra.sh start
 
   1. Confirm cassandra is running
@@ -58,8 +60,8 @@
 
 1. Start Zookeeper
 
-    $ cd (ZOOKEEPER-INSTALL-DIR)/bin
-    
+    $ cd (ONOS-INSTALL-DIR)/
+
     $ ./zkServer.sh start
     
 2. Start ONOS and Cassandra embedded
diff --git a/start-zk.sh b/start-zk.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..26db2fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start-zk.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Set paths
+
+ONOS_HOME=`dirname $0`
+ZK_DIR=${HOME}/zookeeper-3.4.5
+ZK_CONF=${ONOS_HOME}/conf/zoo.cfg
+
+function start {
+  # Run Zookeeper with our configuration
+  echo "Starting Zookeeper"
+  $ZK_DIR/bin/zkServer.sh start $ZK_CONF
+}
+
+function stop {
+  # Kill the existing processes
+  pids=`jps -l | grep org.apache.zookeeper.server | awk '{print $1}'`
+  for p in ${pids}; do
+    if [ x$p != "x" ]; then
+      kill -KILL $p
+      echo "Killed existing prosess (pid: $p)"
+    fi
+  done
+}
+function status {
+  $ZK_DIR/bin/zkServer.sh status $ZK_CONF
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+    start 
+    ;;
+  stop)
+    stop
+    ;;
+  status)
+    status
+    ;;
+  restart)
+    stop
+    start
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}"
+    exit 1
+esac