diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 4a11e93..2fd480f 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 NAME="waldek"
 EMAIL="waldek@mailbox.org"
 DEFAULT_SHELL="xonsh"
-DEPENDENCIES_APT="zsh git tig tmux vim-nox htop python3 python3-pip python3-venv npm"
+DEPENDENCIES_APT="zsh git tig tmux vim-nox htop python3 python3-pip python3-venv"
 DEPENDENCIES_PIP="xonsh[full] xontrib-sh"
 
 SOURCES_DIR=~/sources/gitea_irisib
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ GITEA_HTTPS="https://gitea.86thumbs.net"
 GITEA_SSH="ssh://gitea@86thumbs.net:3022"
 GITEA_CLONE=$GITEA_HTTPS
 
+XONSH_VENV="~/.virtualenvs/base"
 LOG=/dev/null
 
 if [[ -z $(groups | grep sudo) ]]; then
@@ -131,9 +132,9 @@ function symlink_config_files () {
 }
 
 function install_pip_dependencies () {
-	mkdir -p ~/virtual_envs
-	python3 -m venv ~/virtual_envs/base
-	source ~/virtual_envs/base/bin/activate
+	mkdir -p $XONSH_VENV
+	python3 -m venv $XONSH_VENV
+	source $XONSH_VENV/bin/activate
 	for dep in $DEPENDENCIES_PIP; do
 		pip3 install --upgrade "$dep" > $LOG && echo "installed $dep"
 	done
@@ -141,15 +142,13 @@ function install_pip_dependencies () {
 }
 
 function change_shell () {
-	local path=$(which xonsh)
-	echo $path
-	path=~/virtual_envs/base/bin/xonsh
-	if ! [[ -z $path ]]; then
-		if [[ -z "$(grep xonsh /etc/shells)" ]]; then
-			echo "$path" | sudo tee -a /etc/shells
-		fi
-		sudo chsh -s $path $USER && echo "set $1 as shell for $USER"
+	if [[ "$1" == "xonsh" ]]; then
+		path=$XONSH_VENV/bin/xonsh
+	elif [[ -z "$(grep $1 /etc/shells)" ]]; then
+		echo "$1 not a valid shell, falling back to $(which bash)"
+		path=$(which bash)
 	fi
+	sudo chsh -s $path $USER && echo "set $1 as shell for $USER"
 	echo "--- ${FUNCNAME[0]} done"
 }