diff --git a/rcfiles/zshrc b/rcfiles/zshrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1e0aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rcfiles/zshrc
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# load Cargo
+if [ -f "$HOME/.cargo/env" ]; then
+	. "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+fi
+
+# load Guix
+export GUIX_PROFILE="/home/nora/.config/guix/current"
+if [ -f "$GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile" ]; then
+	. "$GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile"
+fi
+
+# load Guix stuff, if it exists
+if [[ -d "$HOME/.zsh/functions" ]]; then
+	export fpath=(~/.zsh/functions $fpath)
+	autoload -U compinit && compinit
+fi
+
+export NOTESDIR="$HOME/Notes"
+export PATH="$HOME/.bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$NOTESDIR/bin:$PATH"
+
+function set_win_title(){
+	echo -ne "\033]0;\007"
+}
+
+precmd_functions+=(set_win_title)
+
+fortune
+
diff --git a/zsh.nix b/zsh.nix
index db20543..11db96a 100644
--- a/zsh.nix
+++ b/zsh.nix
@@ -9,30 +9,6 @@
     autosuggestion.enable = false;
     enableCompletion = true;
     enableVteIntegration = true;
-    initExtra = ''
-      # load Cargo
-      if [ -f "$HOME/.cargo/env ]; then
-        . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
-      fi
-
-      # load Guix
-      export GUIX_PROFILE="/home/nora/.config/guix/current"
-      if [[ -f "$GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile" ]]; then
-        . "$GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile"
-      fi
-      if [[ -d "$HOME/.zsh/functions" ]]; then
-        export fpath=(~/.zsh/functions $fpath)
-        autoload -U compinit && compinit
-      fi
-      export NOTESDIR="$HOME/Notes"
-      export PATH="$HOME/.bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$NOTESDIR/bin:$PATH"
-      function set_win_title(){
-        echo -ne "\033]0;\007"
-      }
-
-      precmd_functions+=(set_win_title)
-
-      fortune
-    '';
+    initExtra = (builtins.readFile ./rcfiles/zshrc);
   };
 }