diff --git a/zen-writer.el b/zen-writer.el
index 534609d..d08411f 100644
--- a/zen-writer.el
+++ b/zen-writer.el
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@
 (require 'hl-sentence)
 (defvar doom-theme)
 
+
+
 ;; load the local themes
-(add-to-list 'custom-theme-load-path
-             (concat (file-name-directory (or load-file-name buffer-file-name)) "themes"))
+
+(let ((dir (file-name-directory (or load-file-name buffer-file-name))))
+  (add-to-list 'custom-theme-load-path (concat dir "/themes")))
 
 ;; configuration
 (defvar zen-writer-light-theme 'doom-zen-writer