diff --git a/bash-files/bash_profile b/bash-files/bash_profile
index c5aef31..2f98d77 100644
--- a/bash-files/bash_profile
+++ b/bash-files/bash_profile
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
+if [ -L ~/.bashrc ] || [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
     source ~/.bashrc;
 fi
diff --git a/bash-files/bashrc b/bash-files/bashrc
index 3dfec06..12bda53 100644
--- a/bash-files/bashrc
+++ b/bash-files/bashrc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ alias h=history
 alias kp="ps auxwww"
 
 # general path munging
-PATH=${PATH}:~/bin
+PATH=~/local/bin:${PATH}
 PATH=${PATH}:/usr/local/bin
 
 if [ -f /opt/local/etc/bash_completion.d/git ]; then