diff --git a/.bash_profile b/.bash_profile
index a7605d1..2ae4155 100644
--- a/.bash_profile
+++ b/.bash_profile
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # ~/.bash_profile
 #
 
-# if running bash
-[[ -f ~/.bashrc ]] && . ~/.bashrc
-
-# set PATH variables
-[[ -d ~/.local/bin ]] && PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"
-#[[ -d ~/.local/venv/bin ]] && PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/venv/bin"
-[[ -d ~/.dotnet/tools ]] && PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.dotnet/tools"
-
-# set LD_LIBRARY_PATH variables
-#[[ -d ~/.local/venv/lib ]] && LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$HOME/.local/venv/lib"
+[[ -d ~/.local/bin ]] && PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin" # add path variable
+[[ -x ~/.bashrc ]] && source "$HOME/.bashrc"           #execute bashrc