diff --git a/tako/config.tako b/tako/config.tako
index 040d29a..7c21059 100644
--- a/tako/config.tako
+++ b/tako/config.tako
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@ $XDG_CONFIG_HOME = $HOME + '/.config'
 $SXHKD_SHELL = '/bin/sh'
 $EDITOR = 'emacs'
 $VISUAL = $EDITOR
-$PATH.insert(0, $HOME + '/bin')
-$PATH.insert(0, $HOME + '/.local/bin')
+
+for path in [
+        $HOME + '/bin',
+        $HOME + '/.local/bin',
+]:
+    if path not in $PATH:
+        $PATH.insert(0, path)
 
 $LS_COLORS = $(dircolors @($HOME + '/.config/zsh/dircolors.256dark'))[len("LS_COLORS='"):-len("';\nexport LS_COLORS")]