diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index ae05403..f8518e8 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+LOCALBIN=$HOME/.local/bin
 # --- Helpers ---
 
 info()  { printf "\033[1;34m%s\033[0m\n" "$*"; }
@@ -29,10 +30,10 @@ check_all() {
 # --- Update ---
 
 update() {
-  dotstate activate &>/dev/null || true
+  $LOCALBIN/dotstate activate &>/dev/null || true
   sed -i.bak 's/^repo_mode\s*=\s*".*"/repo_mode = "Local"/' ~/.config/dotstate/config.toml &>/dev/null || echo 'repo_mode = "Local"' >> ~/.config/dotstate/config.toml &>/dev/null
-  dotstate doctor --fix &>/dev/null || true
-  dotstate activate &>/dev/null || true
+  $LOCALBIN/dotstate doctor --fix &>/dev/null || true
+  $LOCALBIN/dotstate activate &>/dev/null || true
 }
 
 # --- Install ---