diff --git a/autojump.bash b/autojump.bash
index 237b755..914c374 100644
--- a/autojump.bash
+++ b/autojump.bash
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #along with autojump.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #This shell snippet sets the prompt command and the necessary aliases
-_autojump() 
+_autojump()
 {
         local cur
         cur=${COMP_WORDS[*]:1}
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ EOF
 }
 complete -F _autojump j
 
-_autojump_files() 
+_autojump_files()
 {
-    if [[ ${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]} == *__* ]]
-    then
+    if [[ ${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]} == *__* ]]; then
         local cur
         #cur=${COMP_WORDS[*]:1}
         cur=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}
@@ -48,21 +47,24 @@ EOF
 complete -o default -o bashdefault -F _autojump_files cp mv meld diff kdiff3
 
 #determine the data directory according to the XDG Base Directory Specification
-if [ -n "$XDG_DATA_HOME" ]
-then
+if [ -n "$XDG_DATA_HOME" ]; then
     export AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME/autojump"
 else
     export AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR=~/.local/share/autojump
 fi
 
-if [ ! -e "${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}" ]
-then
+if [ ! -e "${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}" ]; then
     mkdir -p "${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}"
     mv ~/.autojump_py "${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}/autojump_py" 2>>/dev/null #migration
     mv ~/.autojump_py.bak "${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}/autojump_py.bak" 2>>/dev/null
     mv ~/.autojump_errors "${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}/autojump_errors" 2>>/dev/null
 fi
 
+# set paths if necessary for local installations
+if [ -d ~/.autojump/ ]; then
+    export PATH=~/.autojump/bin:"${PATH}"
+fi
+
 export AUTOJUMP_HOME=${HOME}
 AUTOJUMP='{ [[ "$AUTOJUMP_HOME" == "$HOME" ]] && (autojump -a "$(pwd -P)"&)>/dev/null 2>>"${AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR}/.autojump_errors";} 2>/dev/null'
 
diff --git a/autojump.sh b/autojump.sh
index dab18b9..6f56b68 100644
--- a/autojump.sh
+++ b/autojump.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@
 #You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #along with autojump.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 if [ "$BASH_VERSION" ] && [ -n "$PS1" ] && echo $SHELLOPTS | grep -v posix >>/dev/null; then
-	. /etc/profile.d/autojump.bash
+    if [ -f ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.bash ]; then
+        source ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.bash
+    elif [ -f /etc/profile.d/autojump.bash ]; then
+        source /etc/profile.d/autojump.bash
+    fi
 elif [ "$ZSH_VERSION" ] && [ -n "$PS1" ]; then
-    . /etc/profile.d/autojump.zsh
+    if [ -f ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.zsh ]; then
+        source ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.zsh
+    elif [ -f /etc/profile.d/autojump.zsh ]; then
+        source /etc/profile.d/autojump.zsh
+    fi
 fi