diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 528d9f8..ef0249f 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ case $- in
       *) return;;
 esac
 
+# Set shell envvar
+export SHELL=$(which bash)
+
 # don't put duplicate lines or lines starting with space in the history.
 HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
 
diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index ce12f4d..16e0ab2 100644
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -37,8 +37,3 @@ if [ $(which nvim) ]; then
   export EDITOR=nvim
 fi
 
-# Set zsh as the default shell if available
-if [ $(which zsh) ]; then
-  export SHELL=$(which zsh)
-fi
-