diff --git a/vars.go b/vars.go
index faaed98..2296d43 100644
--- a/vars.go
+++ b/vars.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var (
 	version = "v0.5.1"
 	defaultConfDir = "" // ~ will be substituted for home, path for user's default config
 	defaultHistDir = ""
+	commonRequirePaths = "';./libs/?/init.lua;./?/init.lua;./?/?.lua'"
 
 	prompt string // Prompt will always get changed anyway
 	multilinePrompt = "> "
diff --git a/vars_linux.go b/vars_linux.go
index f62d844..a523110 100644
--- a/vars_linux.go
+++ b/vars_linux.go
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ package main
 
 // String vars that are free to be changed at compile time
 var (
-	requirePaths = `';./libs/?/?.lua;./libs/?/init.lua;./?/init.lua;./?/?.lua'
+	requirePaths = commonRequirePaths + `
 	.. ';/usr/share/hilbish/libs/?/init.lua;'
-	.. ';/usr/share/hilbish/libs/?/?.lua;'
+	.. ';/usr/share/hilbish/libs/?/?.lua;'` + linuxUserPaths
+	linuxUserPaths = `
 	.. hilbish.xdg.data .. '/hilbish/libs/?/init.lua;'
 	.. hilbish.xdg.data	.. '/hilbish/libs/?/?.lua;'
 	.. hilbish.xdg.data	.. '/hilbish/libs/?.lua'
diff --git a/vars_windows.go b/vars_windows.go
index 8247c5a..a32f652 100644
--- a/vars_windows.go
+++ b/vars_windows.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package main
 
 // String vars that are free to be changed at compile time
 var (
-	requirePaths = `';./libs/?/init.lua;./?/init.lua;./?/?.lua'
+	requirePaths = commonRequirePaths + `
 	.. hilbish.home .. '\\Appdata\\Roaming\\Hilbish\\libs\\?\\init.lua;'
 	.. hilbish.home .. '\\Appdata\\Roaming\\Hilbish\\libs\\?\\?.lua;'`
 	dataDir = "~\\Appdata\\Roaming\\Hilbish" // ~ and \ gonna cry?