diff --git a/zsh/.zshrc b/zsh/.zshrc
index 48ad8ac..09a45c3 100644
--- a/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #set important shell variables
 	export PATH="$PATH:$(ruby -e 'puts Gem.user_dir')/bin"
+	export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"
 	export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/scripts"
 	#set default editor and pager.
 	export EDITOR=nvim