diff --git a/.xsessionrc b/.xsessionrc
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index 0000000..7738783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.xsessionrc
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+# Make sure we include this file only once
+if [ -z $ZSH_LOCAL_BIN_ALREADY_SET ];
+then
+        export ZSH_LOCAL_BIN_ALREADY_SET=1
+        # set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
+        [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] && PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+        [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] && PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
+fi