diff --git a/installer b/installer
index 72e262d..1364382 100755
--- a/installer
+++ b/installer
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # AIF, Calamares, and the Arch Wiki.. Credit where credit is due
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086,SC2046,SC2254,SC2164
-VER=2.1.62
+VER=2.1.63
 
 # default values {
 
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ install_packages()
 	errshow 1 "chrun 'pacman -S $KERNEL $UCODE iputils --noconfirm'"
 
 	# install the packages chosen throughout the install plus any extras added
-	# check that packages were trying to install are available, slow as shit
+	# check that packages we're trying to install are available, slow as shit
 	# but I'm done doing this manually every time the arch repos change
 	for pkg in "${inpkg[@]}"; do
 		if pacman -Ssq "^$pkg$" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -2337,6 +2337,9 @@ config_xinit()
 
 	# run `startx` after logging in regardless of autologin
 	cat > "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/$LOGINRC" <<- EOF
+	# add ~/.local/bin to the PATH
+	echo \$PATH | grep -q "\$HOME/.local/bin:" || export PATH="\$HOME/.local/bin:\$PATH"
+
 	# automatically run startx when logging in on tty1
 	[ -z "\$DISPLAY" ] && [ \$XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ] && startx
 	EOF