diff --git a/profile b/profile
index 960d4a9..48d55d8 100644
--- a/profile
+++ b/profile
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 # make Java behave when not using a DE
 export _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1
+# move $GOPATH to .local
+export GOPATH="$HOME/.local/opt/go" 
+export PATH="$HOME/.local/opt/go/bin:$PATH"
 # add .local/bin to $PATH
 export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 # make GTK apps scale correctly on hidpi
 export GDK_SCALE=2 GDK_DPI_SCALE=0.50 thunar
-export GDK_SCALE=2 GDK_DPI_SCALE=0.50 'simple-scan'
+export GDK_SCALE=2 GDK_DPI_SCALE=0.50 "simple-scan"
 export GDK_SCALE=2 GDK_DPI_SCALE=0.50 lutris
 export GDK_SCALE=2 GDK_DPI_SCALE=0.50 spotify