diff --git a/sub/bash/export b/sub/bash/export
index e7c63ab..7ed6ad7 100644
--- a/sub/bash/export
+++ b/sub/bash/export
@@ -12,25 +12,19 @@ export HISTIGNORE="&:l[lsa\.]:[bf]g:exit:q:clear:c:history:h"
 
 test -z "$BROWSER" && export BROWSER=firefox
 
-# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
-if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
-    export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/bin"
-fi
 
-# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
 if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
-    export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"
+    export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 fi
 
 if [ -d "$HOME/.npm-global/bin" ] ; then
-    export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.npm-global/bin"
+    export PATH="$HOME/.npm-global/bin:$PATH"
 fi
 
-
 if [ -d "$HOME/.go" ] ; then
     export GOPATH="$HOME/.go"
 fi
 
 if [ -d "$HOME/.go/bin" ] ; then
-    export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.go/bin"
+    export PATH="$HOME/.go/bin:$PATH"
 fi