diff --git a/configs.yml b/configs.yml
index f477320..2ee8453 100644
--- a/configs.yml
+++ b/configs.yml
@@ -115,18 +115,12 @@ kitty:
 bash:
     - install:
         - bash-completion
-    - symlink:
-        - dotfiles/bash/bashrc
-        - ~/.bashrc
-    - symlink:
-        - dotfiles/shell/aliases
-        - ~/.bash_aliases
-    - symlink:
-        - dotfiles/bash/bash_profile
-        - ~/.bash_profile
-    - symlink:
-        - dotfiles/bash/inputrc
-        - ~/.inputrc
+    - run:
+        - content='. "$HOME"/setup-cockpit/dotfiles/bash/bash_profile'; grep "$content" "$HOME"/.bash_profile >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo "$content" >> "$HOME"/.bash_profile
+    - run:
+        - content='. "$HOME"/setup-cockpit/dotfiles/bash/bashrc'; grep "$content" "$HOME"/.bashrc >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo "$content" >> "$HOME"/.bashrc
+    - run:
+        - content='. "$HOME"/setup-cockpit/dotfiles/bash/inputrc'; grep "$content" "$HOME"/.inputrc >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo "$content" >> "$HOME"/.inputrc
     - clone:
         - https://github.com/magicmonty/bash-git-prompt.git
         - ~/.bash-git-prompt
diff --git a/dotfiles/bash/bashrc b/dotfiles/bash/bashrc
index ec83bf4..cc5dc35 100644
--- a/dotfiles/bash/bashrc
+++ b/dotfiles/bash/bashrc
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ shopt -s histappend # append to the history file, don't overwrite it
 HISTSIZE=10000
 HISTFILESIZE=10000
 
-if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
-    . ~/.bash_aliases
-fi
+. "$HOME"/setup-cockpit/dotfiles/shell/aliases
 
 if [ -f /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ]; then
     . /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion