diff --git a/bootstrap-user.sh b/bootstrap-user.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b266bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap-user.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+TMPDIR=$(mktemp -u -p "$HOME" -d dotfiles.XXXXX) && \
+	git clone --separate-git-dir="$HOME/.cfg" https://github.com/schtobia/dotfiles.git "$TMPDIR" && \
+	[ -r "$TMPDIR/.gitmodules" ] && cp -vi "$TMPDIR/.gitmodules" "$HOME"
+[ -d "$HOME/.cfg" ] && \
+	git --git-dir="$HOME/.cfg/" --work-tree="$HOME" config status.showUntrackedFiles no && \
+	(cd $HOME && \
+		git --git-dir="$HOME/.cfg/" --work-tree="$HOME" checkout -- . && \
+		git --git-dir="$HOME/.cfg/" --work-tree="$HOME" submodule update --init --remote --recursive --rebase)
+rm -rf $TMPDIR
+
+# vim related
+pip install --user neovim && \
+	npm install -g instant-markdown-d && \
+	nvim +PluginInstall +qall && \
+	(cd $HOME/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe && ./install.py --clang-completer --js-completer --system-libclang)
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 4575433..7989430 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-DISTRO=$(lsb_release -is | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]')
-SUITE=$(lsb_release -cs)
-
 sudo -S bash -c "apt update && apt dist-upgrade && \
 	apt install bash-completion locales man mc elinks git zsh curl neovim byobu htop \
 	command-not-found apt-file apt-transport-https ca-certificates software-properties-common \
@@ -9,17 +6,6 @@ sudo -S bash -c "apt update && apt dist-upgrade && \
 	apt-file update && \
 	update-command-not-found"
 
-# clone the entire environment from github
-TMPDIR=$(mktemp -u -p "$HOME" -d dotfiles.XXXXX) && \
-	git clone --separate-git-dir="$HOME/.cfg" https://github.com/schtobia/dotfiles.git "$TMPDIR" && \
-	[ -r "$TMPDIR/.gitmodules" ] && cp -vi "$TMPDIR/.gitmodules" "$HOME"
-[ -d "$HOME/.cfg" ] && \
-	git --git-dir="$HOME/.cfg/" --work-tree="$HOME" config status.showUntrackedFiles no && \
-	(cd $HOME && \
-		git --git-dir="$HOME/.cfg/" --work-tree="$HOME" checkout -- . && \
-		git --git-dir="$HOME/.cfg/" --work-tree="$HOME" submodule update --init --remote --recursive --rebase)
-rm -rf $TMPDIR
-
 # node related
 curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash -
 sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
@@ -31,8 +17,5 @@ sudo -HS bash -c "curl -RLfs https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python2 && \
 # Docker related
 curl -RLSsf1 https://github.com/schtobia/bootstrap/raw/master/docker-install.sh | sudo -SH bash -
 
-# vim related
-pip install --user neovim && \
-	npm install -g instant-markdown-d && \
-	nvim +PluginInstall +qall && \
-	(cd $HOME/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe && ./install.py --clang-completer --js-completer --system-libclang)
+# userspace stuff
+curl -RLSsf1 https://github.com/schtobia/bootstrap/raw/master/bootstrap-user.sh | bash -