diff --git a/oh-my-zsh b/oh-my-zsh
index d7166a74e..19a89fdb3 100644
--- a/oh-my-zsh
+++ b/oh-my-zsh
@@ -1,51 +1,61 @@
-# Initializes Oh My Zsh
-oh-my-zsh() {
-ZSH=${ZSH:-/usr/share/oh-my-zsh}
-OMZ=${OMZ:-$HOME/.omz}
+# omz control center
 
-local config_file plugin
-plugin=${plugin:=()}
+omz() {
+  ZSH=${ZSH:-/usr/share/oh-my-zsh}
+  OMZ=${OMZ:-$HOME/.omz}
 
-# add a function path
-fpath=($ZSH/functions $ZSH/completions $fpath)
+  case "$1" in
+    "start")
+      local config_file plugin
+      plugin=${plugin:=()}
 
-if [[ -d $OMZ ]]; then
-  [[ -d $OMZ/functions ]] && fpath=($OMZ/functions $fpath)
-  [[ -d $OMZ/completion ]] && fpath=($OMZ/completions $fpath)
-fi
+        # add a function path
+      fpath=($ZSH/functions $ZSH/completions $fpath)
 
-for config_file ($ZSH/lib/*.zsh(N))
-  source $config_file
+      if [[ -d $OMZ ]]; then
+        [[ -d $OMZ/functions ]] && fpath=($OMZ/functions $fpath)
+        [[ -d $OMZ/completion ]] && fpath=($OMZ/completions $fpath)
+      fi
 
-if [[ -d $OMZ ]]; then
-  for config_file ($OMZ/*.zsh(N))
-    source $config_file
-fi
+      for config_file ($ZSH/lib/*.zsh(N))
+        source $config_file
 
-for plugin ($plugins)
-  fpath=($ZSH/plugins/$plugin $fpath)
+      if [[ -d $OMZ ]]; then
+        for config_file ($OMZ/*.zsh(N))
+        source $config_file
+      fi
 
-if [[ -d $OMZ ]]; then
-  if [[ -d $OMZ/plugins ]]; then
-    for plugin ($plugins)
-      fpath=($OMZ/plugins/$plugin $fpath)
-  fi
-fi
+      for plugin ($plugins)
+        fpath=($ZSH/plugins/$plugin $fpath)
 
-# Load and run compinit
-autoload -U compinit
-compinit -i
+      if [[ -d $OMZ ]]; then
+        if [[ -d $OMZ/plugins ]]; then
+        for plugin ($plugins)
+          fpath=($OMZ/plugins/$plugin $fpath)
+        fi
+      fi
 
-# load plugins
-for plugin ($plugins); do
-  if [[ -f $OMZ/plugins/$plugin/$plugin.plugin.zsh ]]; then
-    source $OMZ/plugins/$plugin/$plugin.plugin.zsh
-  elif [[ -f $ZSH/plugins/$plugin/$plugin.plugin.zsh ]]; then
-    source $ZSH/plugins/$plugin/$plugin.plugin.zsh
-  fi
-done
+        # Load and run compinit
+      autoload -U compinit
+      compinit -i
 
-local theme
-zstyle -a :omz:style theme theme
-set_theme $theme
+        # load plugins
+      for plugin ($plugins); do
+        if [[ -f $OMZ/plugins/$plugin/$plugin.plugin.zsh ]]; then
+        source $OMZ/plugins/$plugin/$plugin.plugin.zsh
+        elif [[ -f $ZSH/plugins/$plugin/$plugin.plugin.zsh ]]; then
+        source $ZSH/plugins/$plugin/$plugin.plugin.zsh
+        fi
+      done
+
+      local theme
+      zstyle -a :omz:style theme theme
+      set_theme $theme
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "$0: invalid command $1" 2>&1
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
+
+# vi: ft=zsh
diff --git a/templates/user.zsh-template b/templates/user.zsh-template
index 51f3df690..c387d2161 100644
--- a/templates/user.zsh-template
+++ b/templates/user.zsh-template
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Check /etc/zsh/zshrc for system defaults.
 
+autoload omz
+
 zstyle :omz:style theme "arch-blue"
 
 plugins=(archlinux sprunge git github)
 
-omz_init
+omz init