diff --git a/files/.profile b/files/.profile
index 8400c73..66497bf 100755
--- a/files/.profile
+++ b/files/.profile
@@ -9,3 +9,18 @@ export VISIAL=${EDITOR}
 
 # keyboard layout
 setxkbmap -layout za
+
+# fcitx exports
+export GTK_IM_MODULE='fcitx'
+export QT_IM_MODULE='fcitx'
+export SDL_IM_MODULE='fcitx'
+export XMODIFIERS='@im=fcitx'
+export WINIT_UNIX_BACKEND=x11
+
+# university wants me to use intellij, but dwm rightfully hates it
+export _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1
+
+# gtk and qt theme - requires https://github.com/hargonix/Pop-gruvbox/ in ~/.themes
+export GTK2_RC_FILES="$HOME/.gtkrc-2.0"
+export GTK_THEME=Pop-gruvbox:light
+export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME="gtk2"
diff --git a/files/.xinitrc b/files/.xinitrc
index bff0da4..bb3e15c 100755
--- a/files/.xinitrc
+++ b/files/.xinitrc
@@ -16,27 +16,12 @@ if [ -f "$usermodmap" ]; then
     xmodmap "$usermodmap"
 fi
 
-# gtk and qt theme - requires https://github.com/hargonix/Pop-gruvbox/ in ~/.themes
-export GTK2_RC_FILES="$HOME/.gtkrc-2.0"
-export GTK_THEME=Pop-gruvbox:light
-export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME="gtk2"
-
 # start programs
 fcitx5 -d &
 nextcloud &
 nm-applet &
 dunst &
 
-# fcitx exports
-export GTK_IM_MODULE='fcitx'
-export QT_IM_MODULE='fcitx'
-export SDL_IM_MODULE='fcitx'
-export XMODIFIERS='@im=fcitx'
-export WINIT_UNIX_BACKEND=x11
-
-# university wants me to use intellij, but dwm rightfully hates it
-export _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1
-
 # desktop or laptop?
 if [ `hostname` == "nazarick" ];then
     xrandr --output DP-2 --mode 3440x1440 --rate 99.98 --primary