diff --git a/bin/pass b/bin/pass
index fc7da13..c25f8c9 100755
--- a/bin/pass
+++ b/bin/pass
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 set -o nounset
 set -o errexit
 
-if [[ ! -e ~/.password-store ]] ; then
+if [[ ! -e "${PASSWORD_STORE_DIR}" ]] ; then
   printf '%s\n' 'This is the first time running pass, initializting repository ...'
 
-  git clone ssh://git@code.hkoerber.de:2222/hannes/passwordstore.git ~/.password-store
+  git clone ssh://git@code.hkoerber.de:2222/hannes/passwordstore.git "${PASSWORD_STORE_DIR}"
 
   printf '%s\n' 'Done'
 fi
diff --git a/zsh/zprofile.j2 b/zsh/zprofile.j2
index 31e4aac..e16ebf1 100644
--- a/zsh/zprofile.j2
+++ b/zsh/zprofile.j2
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ export XDG_STATE_HOME="$HOME/.local/state"
 
 export GNUPGHOME="$HOME/.gnupg"
 
+export PASSWORD_STORE_DIR="$HOME/.password-store"
+
 umask 0022
 
 {% set env = machine.environment | combine(user.environment) %}