diff --git a/lua.go b/lua.go
index bfb41b4..83bc791 100644
--- a/lua.go
+++ b/lua.go
@@ -58,14 +58,7 @@ func LuaInit() {
 	l.PreloadModule("bait", hooks.Loader)
 
 	// Add more paths that Lua can require from
-	l.DoString(`package.path = package.path
-	.. ';./libs/?/init.lua;./?/init.lua;./?/?.lua'
-	.. ';/usr/share/hilbish/libs/?/init.lua;'
-	.. ';/usr/share/hilbish/libs/?/?.lua;'
-	.. os.getenv 'HOME' .. '/.local/share/hilbish/libs/?/init.lua;'
-	.. os.getenv 'HOME'	.. '/.local/share/hilbish/libs/?/?.lua;'
-	.. os.getenv 'HOME'	.. '/.local/share/hilbish/libs/?.lua'
-	`)
+	l.DoString("package.path = package.path .. " + requirePaths)
 
 	err := l.DoFile("preload.lua")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 974adaa..f3afecc 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -18,26 +18,17 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 )
 
-
 var (
-	version = "v0.4.0"
 	l *lua.LState
 	lr *LineReader
 
-	prompt string // User's prompt, this will get set when lua side is initialized
-	multilinePrompt = "> "
-
 	commands = map[string]bool{}
 	aliases = map[string]string{}
 
 	homedir string
 	curuser *user.User
 
-	running bool // Is a command currently running
 	hooks bait.Bait
-	interactive bool
-	login bool // Are we the login shell?
-	noexecute bool // Should we run Lua or only report syntax errors
 )
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/vars.go b/vars.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8eda21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package main
+
+// String vars that are free to be changed at compile time
+var (
+	version = "v0.4.0"
+	requirePaths = `';./libs/?/init.lua;./?/init.lua;./?/?.lua'
+	.. ';/usr/share/hilbish/libs/?/init.lua;'
+	.. ';/usr/share/hilbish/libs/?/?.lua;'
+	.. os.getenv 'HOME' .. '/.local/share/hilbish/libs/?/init.lua;'
+	.. os.getenv 'HOME'	.. '/.local/share/hilbish/libs/?/?.lua;'
+	.. os.getenv 'HOME'	.. '/.local/share/hilbish/libs/?.lua'`
+
+	prompt string // Prompt will always get changed anyway
+	multilinePrompt = "> "
+)
+
+// Flags
+var (
+	running bool // Is a command currently running
+	interactive bool
+	login bool // Are we the login shell?
+	noexecute bool // Should we run Lua or only report syntax errors
+
+)
+