diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4c8b9a..cfaa4ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 ## Other Dependencies
 
++ [Nordic](https://github.com/EliverLara/Nordic): GTK Theme
 + [asetroot](https://github.com/Wilnath/asetroot): animated wallpaper
 + [i3-swallow](https://github.com/jamesofarrell/i3-swallow): swallow terminal (not used anymore)
 + [neovim-remote](https://github.com/mhinz/neovim-remote): zathura integration
diff --git a/files/.xinitrc b/files/.xinitrc
index 981eca6..a3b986a 100755
--- a/files/.xinitrc
+++ b/files/.xinitrc
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ export SDL_IM_MODULE='fcitx'
 export XMODIFIERS='@im=fcitx'
 export WINIT_UNIX_BACKEND=x11
 
+# path
+export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.cargo/bin:$HOME:/.local:$HOME/.cabal/bin:$HOME/.ghcup/bin
+
+# university wants me to use intellij, but dwm rightfully hates it
+export _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1
+
 # wallpaper
 feh --bg-scale $HOME/data/nextcloud/wallpaper/wallpaper.png
 #asetroot $HOME/data/nextcloud/wallpaper/animated/current/ -t 50 &
diff --git a/files/.zshrc b/files/.zshrc
index a572ad0..6efb51f 100644
--- a/files/.zshrc
+++ b/files/.zshrc
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ zstyle ':vcs_info:git:*' formats '|%b '
 export EDITOR="nvim"
 export VISUAL="nvim"
 export LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
-export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/scripts:$HOME/.cargo/bin
+# ~/.xinitrc holds rest of $PATH
+export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/scripts
 
 # ============================== Aliases
 alias fontslist="fc-list :scalable=true:spacing=mono: family"