diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 0cddbb6..d6b3145 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -128,9 +128,8 @@ reflector --country 'Germany' --sort rate --protocol https --save /etc/pacman.d/
 printf "${PASSWD}\n${PASSWD}\n" | passwd root
 
 cd && curl -L https://g.phga.de/toerd/fresh/archive/master.tar.gz -o fresh.tar.gz && tar -xzf fresh.tar.gz
-# basically a shitty one time job
-echo '/root/fresh/fresh.sh' > .bashrc
-chmod 700 .bashrc
+# basically a shitty one time job, which does not work, seems like root does not source .bashrc
+echo '/root/fresh/fresh.sh' > .bash_profile
 
 exit
 EOF
diff --git a/fresh.sh b/fresh.sh
index 70901a3..ebafc84 100755
--- a/fresh.sh
+++ b/fresh.sh
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ set_system_stuff() {
 }
 
 set_root_bashrc() {
+    echo ". /root/.bashrc" > /root/.bash_profile
     cat <<EOF > /root/.bashrc
 # Fix for tramp connections
 [ $TERM = "dumb" ] && return