diff --git a/.bash_profile b/.bash_profile
index ba14dfd..ced61d2 100644
--- a/.bash_profile
+++ b/.bash_profile
@@ -36,4 +36,13 @@ fi
 if [ -d "/usr/local/go" ]; then
     PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin"
 fi
-. "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+
+if [ -d "$HOME/.cargo"  ]; then
+    . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+fi
+
+if [ -e /home/polarolouis/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh ]; then 
+    . /home/polarolouis/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh;
+    export XDG_DATA_DIRS=$HOME/.nix-profile/share:$HOME/.share:"${XDG_DATA_DIRS:-/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/}" 
+fi # added by Nix installer
+