diff --git a/vars.go b/vars.go
index 3aaf4ed..ad182f3 100644
--- a/vars.go
+++ b/vars.go
@@ -3,18 +3,7 @@ package main
 // String vars that are free to be changed at compile time
 var (
 	version = "v0.5.1"
-	requirePaths = `';./libs/?/init.lua;./?/init.lua;./?/?.lua'
-	.. ';/usr/share/hilbish/libs/?/init.lua;'
-	.. ';/usr/share/hilbish/libs/?/?.lua;'
-	.. hilbish.home .. '/.local/share/hilbish/libs/?/init.lua;'
-	.. hilbish.home	.. '/.local/share/hilbish/libs/?/?.lua;'
-	.. hilbish.home	.. '/.local/share/hilbish/libs/?.lua'
-	.. hilbish.home	.. '/.config/hilbish/?/init.lua'
-	.. hilbish.home	.. '/.config/hilbish/?/?.lua'
-	.. hilbish.home	.. '/.config/hilbish/?.lua'`
-	preloadPath = "/usr/share/hilbish/preload.lua"
 	defaultConfDir = "" // ~ will be substituted for home, path for user's default config
-	sampleConfPath = "/usr/share/hilbish/.hilbishrc.lua" // Path to default/sample config
 
 	prompt string // Prompt will always get changed anyway
 	multilinePrompt = "> "
diff --git a/vars_unix.go b/vars_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b87b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// +build unix
+
+package main
+
+// String vars that are free to be changed at compile time
+var (
+	requirePaths = `';./libs/?/init.lua;./?/init.lua;./?/?.lua'
+	.. ';/usr/share/hilbish/libs/?/init.lua;'
+	.. ';/usr/share/hilbish/libs/?/?.lua;'
+	.. hilbish.home .. '/.local/share/hilbish/libs/?/init.lua;'
+	.. hilbish.home	.. '/.local/share/hilbish/libs/?/?.lua;'
+	.. hilbish.home	.. '/.local/share/hilbish/libs/?.lua'
+	.. hilbish.home	.. '/.config/hilbish/?/init.lua'
+	.. hilbish.home	.. '/.config/hilbish/?/?.lua'
+	.. hilbish.home	.. '/.config/hilbish/?.lua'`
+	preloadPath = "/usr/share/hilbish/preload.lua"
+	sampleConfPath = "/usr/share/hilbish/.hilbishrc.lua" // Path to default/sample config
+)
diff --git a/vars_windows.go b/vars_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d058de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// +build windows
+
+package main
+
+// String vars that are free to be changed at compile time
+var (
+	requirePaths = `';./libs/?/init.lua;./?/init.lua;./?/?.lua'
+	.. hilbish.home .. '\\Appdata\\Roaming\\Hilbish\\libs\\?\\init.lua;'
+	.. hilbish.home .. '\\Appdata\\Roaming\\Hilbish\\libs\\?\\?.lua;'`
+	preloadPath = "~\\Appdata\\Roaming\\Hilbish\\preload.lua" // ~ and \ gonna cry?
+	sampleConfPath = "~\\Appdata\\Roaming\\Hilbish\\hilbishrc.lua" // Path to default/sample config
+)