diff --git a/.config/shell/shrc b/.config/shell/shrc
index 3022331..d027687 100644
--- a/.config/shell/shrc
+++ b/.config/shell/shrc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #     [optional: operation  (source, exec, command or nothing)]       \
 careful_source() {
    if test "${4:--f}" "$1"; then
-      ${5:-source} "$1"
+      ${5:-.} "$1"
    else
       if test -n "${2+foo}"; then
          printf "%s\n" "$2" >&2