diff --git a/bin/doom b/bin/doom
index 08e6c5959..301f23176 100755
--- a/bin/doom
+++ b/bin/doom
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 ":"; command -v $EMACS >/dev/null || { >&2 echo "Emacs isn't installed"; exit 1; }
 ":"; VERSION=$($EMACS --version | head -n1)
 ":"; [[ $VERSION == *\ 2[0-2].[0-1].[0-9] ]] && { echo "You're running $VERSION"; echo "That version is too old to run Doom. Check your PATH"; echo; exit 2; }
-":"; DOOMDIR=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE:-${(%):-%x}}")/..
-":"; [[ $1 == doc || $1 == doctor ]] && { cd "$DOOMDIR"; exec $EMACS --script bin/doom-doctor; exit 0; }
-":"; [[ $1 == run ]] && { cd "$DOOMDIR"; shift; exec $EMACS -q --no-splash -l bin/doom "$@"; exit 0; }
+":"; DOOMBASE=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE:-${(%):-%x}}")/..
+":"; [[ $1 == doc || $1 == doctor ]] && { cd "$DOOMBASE"; exec $EMACS --script bin/doom-doctor; exit 0; }
+":"; [[ $1 == run ]] && { cd "$DOOMBASE"; shift; exec $EMACS -q --no-splash -l bin/doom "$@"; exit 0; }
 ":"; exec $EMACS --script "$0" -- $@
 ":"; exit 0