diff --git a/lua.go b/lua.go
index 83bc791..7151c1c 100644
--- a/lua.go
+++ b/lua.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func LuaInit() {
 
 	err := l.DoFile("preload.lua")
 	if err != nil {
-		err = l.DoFile("/usr/share/hilbish/preload.lua")
+		err = l.DoFile(preloadPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr,
 				"Missing preload file, builtins may be missing.")
diff --git a/vars.go b/vars.go
index c8eda21..f152c4e 100644
--- a/vars.go
+++ b/vars.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var (
 	.. 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'`
+	preloadPath = "/usr/share/hilbish/preload.lua"
 
 	prompt string // Prompt will always get changed anyway
 	multilinePrompt = "> "
@@ -20,6 +21,5 @@ var (
 	interactive bool
 	login bool // Are we the login shell?
 	noexecute bool // Should we run Lua or only report syntax errors
-
 )