diff --git a/bin/initDesktop b/bin/initDesktop
index 67e90dc..b90cd45 100755
--- a/bin/initDesktop
+++ b/bin/initDesktop
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function gnome_key_bindings(){
 }
 
 function setup_dotfiles(){
-    local dotf="/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$DOTFILES_REPO --work-tree=$HOME"
+    local dotf="git --git-dir=$DOTFILES_REPO --work-tree=$HOME"
     new_log "Setting up dotf (dotfiles)"
     if asktobreak;then
         return
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ function setup_dotfiles(){
     log "creating git repo in $DOTFILES_REPO"
     mkdir "$HOME/.dotfiles"
     git init --bare "$DOTFILES_REPO"
-    "$dotf" config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
+    $dotf config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
 
     log "adding remote repo ($DOTFILES_REMOTE)"
-    "$dotf" remote add origin "$DOTFILES_REMOTE"
+    $dotf remote add origin "$DOTFILES_REMOTE"
 
 
     for file in "${DOTFILES_RENAME_EXISTING_FILES[@]}"; do
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ function setup_dotfiles(){
     done
 
     log "fetching dotfiles"
-    "$dotf" fetch origin
-    "$dotf" checkout master
+    $dotf fetch origin
+    $dotf checkout master
 }
 
 function do_salt_call(){