diff --git a/users/price/dots/.config/zsh/config/plugins/init.zsh b/users/price/dots/.config/zsh/config/plugins/init.zsh
index 3d773f3e..7d53754a 100644
--- a/users/price/dots/.config/zsh/config/plugins/init.zsh
+++ b/users/price/dots/.config/zsh/config/plugins/init.zsh
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ init() {
 
 	FPATH="${FPATH}:${wkdir}/nix-zsh-completions"
 
-    export _ZL_DATA="${XDG_CACHE_HOME}/zlua"
-    touch "${_ZL_DATA}"
+    export _ZL_DATA="${_ZL_DATA:-"$XDG_CACHE_HOME/zlua"}"
 	eval "$(lua "${wkdir}/z.lua/z.lua" --init zsh enhanced once)"
 
 	[[ -r "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/fzf/fzf.zsh" ]]  && source "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/fzf/fzf.zsh"
diff --git a/users/price/home.nix b/users/price/home.nix
index bdefd2b6..637a3cf4 100644
--- a/users/price/home.nix
+++ b/users/price/home.nix
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ in
     } // softLinkDots ".config";
 
     sessionVariables = {
+      _ZL_DATA = "${config.xdg.cacheHome}/zlua";
       RUSTUP_HOME = "${config.xdg.dataHome}/rustup";
       CARGO_HOME = "${config.xdg.dataHome}/cargo";
       OMNISHARPHOME = "${config.xdg.configHome}/omnisharp";