diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 8611ff4..30702d3 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # clean + prepare local dirs
 rm -rf ~/.cache ~/.config/_cache
 rm -rf ~/.fdignore ~/.fzf.bash ~/.fzf.zsh ~/.gitconfig ~/.gitignore ~/.history ~/.tmux.conf ~/.vim* ~/.zcomp* ~/.zsh*
-mkdir -p ~/.cache/ ~/.config ~/.local/bin ~/.local/share ~/.local/settings
+mkdir -p ~/.cache/ ~/.config ~/.local/bin ~/.local/share ~/.local/config
 
 # prepare global variables
 echo "skip_global_compinit=1" > $HOME/.zshenv
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ git clone --recurse https://git.insomniac.pl/ftpd/dotfiles $XDG_DATA_HOME/repos/
 ## vim
 rm -rf ~/.config/vim
 ln -sf $XDG_DATA_HOME/repos/dotfiles/vim ~/.config/
-touch ~/.local/settings/vimrc
+touch ~/.local/config/vimrc
 
 ## fdignore
 rm -rf ~/.config/fd
 ln -sf $XDG_DATA_HOME/repos/dotfiles/fd ~/.config/
-touch ~/.local/settings/fd
+touch ~/.local/config/fd
 
 ## tmux
 rm -rf ~/.config/tmux
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ done
 ## zsh
 rm -rf ~/.config/zsh
 ln -sf $XDG_DATA_HOME/repos/dotfiles/zsh ~/.config/
-touch ~/.local/settings/zsh
+touch ~/.local/config/zsh
diff --git a/vim/vimrc b/vim/vimrc
index 52d5d56..fe72f32 100644
--- a/vim/vimrc
+++ b/vim/vimrc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ hi! NonText ctermbg=NONE guibg=NONE
 
 let g:Hexokinase_highlighters = [ 'backgroundfull' ]
 
-let $FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='fd -H -L --ignore-file ~/.local/settings/fd'
+let $FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='fd -H -L --ignore-file ~/.local/config/fd'
 command! -bang -nargs=? -complete=dir Files
   \ call fzf#vim#files(<q-args>, {'options': ['-e', '--layout=reverse', '--preview', 'bat --color=always --style=plain --theme=Monokai\ Extended\ Bright {}']}, <bang>0)
 command! -bang -nargs=? -complete=dir Colors
@@ -93,4 +93,4 @@ function! LightLineReadonly()
   return &readonly && &filetype !=# 'help' ? '' : ''
 endfunction
 
-source ~/.local/settings/vimrc
+source ~/.local/config/vimrc
diff --git a/zsh/.zshrc b/zsh/.zshrc
index 0ca58db..18ca5e9 100644
--- a/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ wd () {
 fpath=($ZDOTDIR/modules/wd $fpath)
 
 # local settings
-source ~/.local/settings/zsh
+source ~/.local/config/zsh
 
 [ ! -e $XDG_DATA_HOME/zsh/zcompdump.zwc ] && autoload -U zrecompile && zrecompile -p -R $XDG_DATA_HOME/zsh/zcompdump
 autoload -U compinit && compinit -d $XDG_DATA_HOME/zsh/zcompdump
diff --git a/zsh/aliases.zsh b/zsh/aliases.zsh
index c92db0d..9f72ad0 100644
--- a/zsh/aliases.zsh
+++ b/zsh/aliases.zsh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ else
   alias ll='ls -l'
 fi
 if [ $(command -v fd) ]; then
-  alias fd='fd -H -L --ignore-file ~/.local/settings/fd'
+  alias fd='fd -H -L --ignore-file ~/.local/config/fd'
 fi
 
 function ud() {
diff --git a/zsh/fzf.zsh b/zsh/fzf.zsh
index fd9c2c4..2c8bb42 100644
--- a/zsh/fzf.zsh
+++ b/zsh/fzf.zsh
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 source $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fzf/fzf.zsh
-export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='fd -H -L --ignore-file ~/.local/settings/fd'
-export FZF_CTRL_T_COMMAND='fd -H -L --ignore-file ~/.local/settings/fd'
+export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='fd -H -L --ignore-file ~/.local/config/fd'
+export FZF_CTRL_T_COMMAND='fd -H -L --ignore-file ~/.local/config/fd'
 export FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS="--multi -e --ansi --layout=reverse --preview='bat --color=always --tabs=2 --style=plain --theme=Monokai\ Extended\ Bright {}'"
 export FZF_CTRL_R_OPTS="-e --ansi --layout=reverse --preview=''"
 _fzf_compgen_path() {
-  fd -H -L --ignore-file ~/.local/settings/fd . "$1"
+  fd -H -L --ignore-file ~/.local/config/fd . "$1"
 }
 _fzf_compgen_dir() {
-  fd -H -L --ignore-file ~/.local/settings/fd --type d . "$1"
+  fd -H -L --ignore-file ~/.local/config/fd --type d . "$1"
 }
 
 # heavily inspired (and sometimes stolen from): https://github.com/wfxr/forgit.git