diff --git a/vars_linux.go b/vars_linux.go
index ce63a86..f62d844 100644
--- a/vars_linux.go
+++ b/vars_linux.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var (
 	.. hilbish.xdg.config	.. '/hilbish/?/init.lua'
 	.. hilbish.xdg.config	.. '/hilbish/?/?.lua'
 	.. hilbish.xdg.config	.. '/hilbish/?.lua'`
-	preloadPath = "/usr/share/hilbish/preload.lua"
-	sampleConfPath = "/usr/share/hilbish/.hilbishrc.lua" // Path to default/sample config
+	dataDir = "/usr/share/hilbish"
+	preloadPath = dataDir + "/preload.lua"
+	sampleConfPath = dataDir + "/.hilbishrc.lua" // Path to default/sample config
 )
diff --git a/vars_windows.go b/vars_windows.go
index d058de5..8247c5a 100644
--- a/vars_windows.go
+++ b/vars_windows.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ 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
+	dataDir = "~\\Appdata\\Roaming\\Hilbish" // ~ and \ gonna cry?
+	preloadPath = dataDir + "\\preload.lua"
+	sampleConfPath = dataDir + "\\hilbishrc.lua" // Path to default/sample config
 )