diff --git a/vlsi/Makefile b/vlsi/Makefile
index 0e1989dd..7a38f881 100644
--- a/vlsi/Makefile
+++ b/vlsi/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ENV_YML            ?= $(vlsi_dir)/env.yml
 INPUT_CONFS        ?= $(if $(filter $(tech_name),nangate45),\
                         example-nangate45.yml,\
                         example-asap7.yml)
-HAMMER_EXEC        ?= example-vlsi
+HAMMER_EXEC        ?= ./example-vlsi
 VLSI_TOP           ?= $(TOP)
 VLSI_HARNESS_DUT_NAME ?= chiptop
 VLSI_OBJ_DIR       ?= $(vlsi_dir)/build
diff --git a/vlsi/hammer b/vlsi/hammer
index bed4d340..8fd14864 160000
--- a/vlsi/hammer
+++ b/vlsi/hammer
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit bed4d34094fa4c72db37a0066050c475eb5e37b2
+Subproject commit 8fd1486499b875d56f09b060f03a62775f0a6aa7
diff --git a/vlsi/hammer-cadence-plugins b/vlsi/hammer-cadence-plugins
index d905828d..3e5b046b 160000
--- a/vlsi/hammer-cadence-plugins
+++ b/vlsi/hammer-cadence-plugins
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d905828d68aeb4ff5619418807a8aa6d7376d796
+Subproject commit 3e5b046be13fb3fd4e00402acfbfd295a5da0a68