diff --git a/bashaliases/.bash_aliases b/bashaliases/.bash_aliases
index 9242c62..d406ec2 100644
--- a/bashaliases/.bash_aliases
+++ b/bashaliases/.bash_aliases
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ alias ls='ls --color=auto'
 alias dh='df -h'
 alias updot='( cd ~/.dotfiles/ ; git pull )'
 
-test -r .bash_aliases_local && . .bash_aliases_local
+test -r "$HOME/.bash_aliases_local" && . "$HOME/.bash_aliases_local"