diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index db97241..b1b2789 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 . ./basics.sh
 . ./irc.sh
 
-tilde_name=""
-tilde_username=""
-key_file=""
-ssh_command="ssh -i $key_file $tilde_username@$tilde_name"
+export tilde_name=""
+export tilde_username=""
+export key_file=""
 
 #configure_tilde
 #configure_irc