diff --git a/README-MY-SETUP.md b/README-MY-SETUP.md
index 13a178f57..838499362 100644
--- a/README-MY-SETUP.md
+++ b/README-MY-SETUP.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Linux
 * install some terminal tools
 
   ```(shell)
-  sudo apt install exa autojump thefuck
+  sudo apt install exa autojump thefuck tmux
   ```
 
 * install [Tilex](https://gnunn1.github.io/tilix-web/)
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ Common Install Steps
       REPO=<your_github_id>/ohmyzsh sh -c "$(curl -fsSL <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fklassen/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh>)"
       ```
 
+  * initialize submodules
+
+    ```(shell)
+    cd ~/.oh-my-zsh
+    git submodules update --init
+    ```
+
   * optionally configure by editing '~/.zshrc` (see [Getting Started](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki#getting-started))
     * I personally like to make a symbolic link so I can commit my changes to my forked config
 
diff --git a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
index b590c14cb..b808c268a 100644
--- a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
+++ b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
@@ -134,8 +134,12 @@ export MANPATH="/usr/local/man:/usr/local/ssl/share/man:$MANPATH"
 ZSH_ALIAS_FINDER_AUTOMATIC=true
 
 if [ $TILIX_ID ] || [ $VTE_VERSION ]; then
-    source /etc/profile.d/vte.sh
+    if [ -f /etc/profile.d/vte.sh ]; then
+        source /etc/profile.d/vte.sh
+    fi
 fi
 
 # comment out if you want to disable Starship and use ZSH_THEME
-eval "$(starship init zsh)"
+if [ -f "$HOME/.config/starship.toml" ]; then
+    eval "$(starship init zsh)"
+fi