diff --git a/copy.sh b/copy.sh
index 6cc5c6c..d99dea7 100755
--- a/copy.sh
+++ b/copy.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ echo "$dotfiles" | while read -r dotfile; do
   ln -sf "$dotfile" "$new"
 done
 
-touch "$HOME/.zsh_local"
+if ! grep DOT_DIR $HOME/.zsh_local; then
+  echo "export DOT_DIR=\"$SCRIPT_DIR\"" >> $HOME/.zsh_local
+fi
+
 if [[ "$1" == "--files-only" ]]; then
   exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/fake_home/.zshrc b/fake_home/.zshrc
index 30167ee..d3aad88 100644
--- a/fake_home/.zshrc
+++ b/fake_home/.zshrc
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-export SCRIPT_DIR="${0:A:h}"
-
 if test -f /usr/share/doc/fzf/examples/completion.zsh &> /dev/null; then
     source /usr/share/doc/fzf/examples/completion.zsh
 fi
@@ -66,8 +64,11 @@ if [ "$TERM" = "linux" ]; then
     SetTtyColors
 fi
 
+source ~/.shell_aliases
+source ~/.zsh_local
+
 function pushdot {
-    cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || return 1
+    cd "$DOT_DIR" || return 1
     if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
         git commit -a && git push -u origin main &
     else
@@ -77,14 +78,11 @@ function pushdot {
 }
 
 function getdot {
-    cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || return 1
+    cd "$DOT_DIR" || return 1
     git pull
     cd -
 }
 
-source ~/.shell_aliases
-source ~/.zsh_local
-
 if which starship &> /dev/null; then
     eval "$(starship init zsh)"
 fi