diff --git a/alt-install b/alt-install
index bdc737f..61dc41b 100755
--- a/alt-install
+++ b/alt-install
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 DESCRIPTION="this script adds/removes a   
 .zsh-autosuggestionsrc reference to your .zshrc file."
 ZSHRC=""
+PATH_TO_RC="source $HOME/.zsh-autosuggestions/.zsh-autosuggestionsrc"
 
 function usage()
 {
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ function usage()
 
 function install()
 {
-	PATH_TO_RC="source "$(pwd)"/.zsh-autosuggestionsrc"
+
 	# check if line exists in zshrc, add it if missing
 	if grep -Fxq "$PATH_TO_RC" "$ZSHRC"
 	then
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ function install()
 
 function uninstall()
 {
-	PATH_TO_RC="source "$(pwd)"/.zsh-autosuggestionsrc"
 	# check if line exists in zshrc, remove if preset
 	if grep -Fxq "$PATH_TO_RC" "$ZSHRC"
 	then