diff --git a/bashrc_overrides/home_bin_folder b/bashrc_overrides/home_bin_folder
index 3d44fc0..64f58da 100644
--- a/bashrc_overrides/home_bin_folder
+++ b/bashrc_overrides/home_bin_folder
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 # set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
-if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
-    PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
+if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ]; then
+  PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
+fi
+# also include .local/bin if it exists
+if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ]; then
+  PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 fi