diff --git a/apps/shell/tmux/conf b/apps/shell/tmux/conf
index 0bd6780..d5a2b6c 100644
--- a/apps/shell/tmux/conf
+++ b/apps/shell/tmux/conf
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ set -g base-index 1
 set -g pane-base-index 1
 
 # custom predefined layouts
-bind M-l source-file ~/.tmux/layouts/dev.tmux
+bind M-l source-file $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/layouts/dev.tmux
 
 # present a menu of urls to open from the visible pane
 # TODO: fzf-ify this
diff --git a/bin/lib/arch-linux/provisioning/tmux-plugins.bash b/bin/lib/arch-linux/provisioning/tmux-plugins.bash
index 6a26cd7..3babdf3 100755
--- a/bin/lib/arch-linux/provisioning/tmux-plugins.bash
+++ b/bin/lib/arch-linux/provisioning/tmux-plugins.bash
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/systemd/user"
 
 # tmux plugin manager
-git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm "$HOME/.tmux/plugins/tpm"
+git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/plugins/tpm"
 
 # load tmux config
 tmux source-file "$HOME/.tmux.conf"
 
 # clean, install, and update plugins
-bash "$HOME/.tmux/plugins/tpm/bindings/clean_plugins"
-bash "$HOME/.tmux/plugins/tpm/bindings/install_plugins"
-bash "$HOME/.tmux/plugins/tpm/bindings/update_plugins"
+bash "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/plugins/tpm/bindings/clean_plugins"
+bash "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/plugins/tpm/bindings/install_plugins"
+bash "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/plugins/tpm/bindings/update_plugins"
 
 # load tmux config
 tmux source-file "$HOME/.tmux.conf"
diff --git a/bin/lib/debian/provisioning/install-tmux-plugins.bash b/bin/lib/debian/provisioning/install-tmux-plugins.bash
index 5db417f..3babdf3 100755
--- a/bin/lib/debian/provisioning/install-tmux-plugins.bash
+++ b/bin/lib/debian/provisioning/install-tmux-plugins.bash
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/systemd/user"
 
 # tmux plugin manager
-git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.tmux/plugins/tpm"
+git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/plugins/tpm"
 
 # load tmux config
 tmux source-file "$HOME/.tmux.conf"
 
 # clean, install, and update plugins
-bash "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.tmux/plugins/tpm/bindings/clean_plugins"
-bash "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.tmux/plugins/tpm/bindings/install_plugins"
-bash "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.tmux/plugins/tpm/bindings/update_plugins"
+bash "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/plugins/tpm/bindings/clean_plugins"
+bash "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/plugins/tpm/bindings/install_plugins"
+bash "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/plugins/tpm/bindings/update_plugins"
 
 # load tmux config
 tmux source-file "$HOME/.tmux.conf"