diff --git a/.config/zsh/.zprofile b/.config/zsh/.zprofile
index bd0ee81..629898e 100644
--- a/.config/zsh/.zprofile
+++ b/.config/zsh/.zprofile
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 # This file is sourced when launching a DM from startx/xinit
 
 # environment variables
-## dotfiles
+## custom paths
 export DOTFILES="$HOME/.dotfiles.git"
+export LATEX_RESOURCES="$HOME/documents/latex"
 
 ## XDG_BASE_DIRECTORIES
 export XAUTHORITY="$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/Xauthority"