diff --git a/shell/autoload b/shell/autoload
index 9de8f8b..b9d8fc3 100644
--- a/shell/autoload
+++ b/shell/autoload
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # load all shell files
-for file in ~/.dotfiles/shell/*; do
-    [[ -x $file ]] && source $file
+for file in "$DOTFILES_SHELL_DIR"/*; do
+    [[ -x $file ]] && source "$file"
 done
 
 # vim: ft=sh