diff --git a/bash/profile b/bash/profile
index 7722052..2c6e546 100644
--- a/bash/profile
+++ b/bash/profile
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export XDG_CACHE_HOME="$HOME/.cache"
 export XDG_DATA_HOME="$HOME/.local/share"
 export XDG_STATE_HOME="$HOME/.local/state"
 
+# reminders
+export DOTREMINDERS="$XDG_DATA_HOME/reminders/remind"
+
 # source the bashrc(s)
 [ -f $HOME/.config/bash/bashrc ] && . $HOME/.config/bash/bashrc
 [ -f $HOME/.bashrc ] && . $HOME/.bashrc